Gloriavale man jailed for sexual offending against child loses name suppression

Gloriavale man jailed for sexual offending against child loses name suppression

A judge has expressed concern about the father of a young victim of sexual offending at Gloriavale supplying the court with a second, vastly different, impact statement.

Joseph Hope, a member of the Gloriavale Christian Community, was sentenced in the Greymouth District Court in June for sexual offending against a girl under 12.

Further reading: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/126502222/gloriavale-man-jailed-for-sexual-offending-against-child-loses-name-suppression