Gloriavale leaders apologise for sexual abuse, child labour, ‘all offending’

By Anna Leask | NZ Herald |

Gloriavale’s leaders have issued an unprecedented public apology today – saying they “denounce any and all offending that has occurred” at their secretive Christian community.

“These actions are abhorrent to us,” they said in a statement sent to the Herald.

“It is a letter of apology that draws a firm line in the sand between the past and the future.”

The West Coast sect has come under fire of late after a number of members were charged with offending – including sexual and child abuse.

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