Survivor speaks out after sex offender found guilty

December 13, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A woman who was sexually violated as a child by a predator in the Gloriavale christian community says she has carried the trauma silently for too long. Jonathan Benjamin, 58, was found guilty of 11 charges of sexual offending against four girls and not…

Police welcome Gloriavale sex assault case verdicts

December 12, 2023: Inside Government NZ | Public Service | NZ Police has welcomed the verdicts returned in Greymouth District Court yesterday, where a man has been found guilty for multiple historical sexual offences at Gloriavale. A 58-year-old man was found guilty of 11 charges of sexual offending against four out of five…

Jonathan Benjamin found guilty of historical sexual offences at Gloriavale

December 11, 2023: | RNZ | A 58-year-old man has been found guilty of multiple historical sexual offences at Gloriavale. The verdicts against Jonathan Benjamin, delivered in Greymouth District Court, relate to 11 charges of sexual offending against four people at the Christian community between 1986 and 2017. Benjamin, who had already admitted…

Gloriavale sex offences: Greymouth District Court finds 58-year-old man guilty on 11 charges

December 11, 2023: Raphael Franks | NZ Herald | A 58-year-old man has been found guilty of committing sexual offences at reclusive Christian community Glorivale, some of which were historical charges dating back to the 1980s. The Greymouth District Court found the man guilty on 11 recent charges today and referred him for sentencing next…

Gloriavale leaders may still have a chance to fight case

December 9, 2023: Joanne Naish | Stuff | Gloriavale leaders have been refused the chance to appeal on four grounds against anEmployment Court case that ruled a group of women were employees when they worked inthe community.However, the Court of Appeal says it needs more information before it decides whether togrant leave to…

Gloriavale sex offender says some of it consensual

December 6, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | Jonathan Benjamin, 58, is facing a jury trial in the Greymouth District Court for offending that allegedly happened in the Gloriavale Christian community from 1989 to 2017 at Haupiri and Springbank, the cult’s original site at Springbank, near Christchurch. He has pleaded not guilty…

Gloriavale child sex offender admits he has ‘hurt some people dreadfully’

December 5, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A jury has heard disturbing evidence from a self-confessed child sex offender about how he touched young girls, but had consensual “affairs” with others. Jonathan Benjamin, 58, is facing a jury trial in the Greymouth District Court for offending that allegedly happened in the Gloriavale…