: | Greymouth Star Online article | A 32-year-old Gloriavale father of seven was yesterday sentenced to home detention over “stealthful’’ sexual offending committed 16 years ago inside the isolated Christian community at Lake Haupiri. Ready Standtrue, who was born and raised at Gloriavale, was 16 and 17 years old when…
: Alison Maelzer and Kirby Kleingeld | HRD NZ | Intention of parties not determinative of relationship, says court The employment status of a worker is a concept that has long been contested and is challenging to determine for many, especially with flexible working arrangements and the so-called ‘gig economy’. An…
: By Laura Mills | Greymouth Star: Article Online | 18 December 2023 The Gloriavale Christian Community has been under siege all year, with a raft of legal action ongoing into 2024. It is waiting to hear whether it has been granted leave to appeal an Employment Court decision, upheld last…
: Joanne Naish | The Press | The Employment Court has ruled that a group of women who took a case against Gloriavaleleaders were employed by the Overseeing Shepherd. It means that former employees of the community can seek compensation and back payfrom the current Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple. Employment Court…
: Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd was the ultimate controlling force as the employer of six women who worked on the Christian community’s domestic teams, the Employment Court has found. Chief judge Christina Inglis found Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage…
: Anna Leask | NZ Herald | The Employment Court has formally recognised that the “Overseeing Shepherd” of Gloriavale was the boss of six women who worked at the secretive Christian commune. And the person in that role is “liable to account for any alleged breaches” against the women. Earlier this year the…
: 1News | Video | The Employment Court has formally recognised the “Overseeing Shepherd” of Gloriavale was the boss of six women who worked at the secretive Christian commune, making the person in that role “liable to account for any alleged breaches” against the women. Listen to the News Report here:…
: | Greymouth Star | Subscription only: Greymouth Star A former Gloriavale man admitted damaging Blaketown’s ‘pink church’ — a gay celebration — when he appeared in the Greymouth District Court yesterday. Redeemed Standfast, 19, who left the Gloriavale Christian Community a year ago, was supported in court by his father…
: 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…
: 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…