Newshub: Former Glorivale member says daughter with brain damage suffered injuries due to work conditions

By Juliet Speedy | Newshub |

A Gloriavale leaver told the Employment Court the plight of women who remain in the community is of serious concern to him, both because of unwanted touching and an unsustainable workload with pressure from the leaders.

John Ready said if the women stopped working, Gloriavale would cease to operate and they are more important to the running of the community than the leaders.

Ready is thankful for his 11 children – but resents the environment they grew up in.

He recalled the meeting where he sat quietly while his teenage daughter was kicked out.

“I would just so love to go back and be there again and have an opportunity to redeem myself as a father and just sort of stand up and put those guys in check, the ones that were misbehaving, their spirit was completely and utterly… Ugly,” Ready said.

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