Stuff: Gloriavale girls unlikely to complain about ‘affection’ from older men, court told

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Stuff: Gloriavale girls unlikely to complain about ‘affection’ from older men, court told

Stuff: Gloriavale girls unlikely to complain about ‘affection’ from older men, court told
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By Marine Lourens | Stuff |

Young girls in Gloriavale who are uncomfortable with being touched by older men rarely speak up about it because they know they need an “ally” within the community leadership.

This was the court testimony of former Gloriavale member John Ready on Thursday about life in the isolated West Coast Christian community.

Ready was giving evidence in the Employment Court case centred on six women arguing that they should have been recognised as employees, not volunteers, for the domestic work they did for years at the religious sect.

Further reading: Gloriavale girls unlikely to complain about ‘affection’ from older men, court told