Gloriavale report: Have we learned nothing from Centrepoint?

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Gloriavale report: Have we learned nothing from Centrepoint?

Gloriavale report: Have we learned nothing from Centrepoint?
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By Anke Richter – The Spiinoff – 30/03/2017

For an ex-member of New Zealand’s one and only ‘sex cult’, the parallels between Centrepoint and Gloriavale raise some serious questions about the government’s handling of sexual abuse accusations in religious communities, writes Anke Richter.

Three years ago I spent many afternoons on a sofa in Barri Leslie’s living room in Brown’s Bay, recording her life story. The retired psychologist had been one of the founders of Centrepoint, New Zealand’s infamous intentional community under the reign of guru Bert Potter, before she turned from ardent Bert-believer to anti-cult activist.

Read more here: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/30-03-2017/gloriavale-report-have-we-learned-nothing-from-centrepoint/