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Charges laid against senior Gloriavale member amid Police investigation: Newshub

June 30, 2023: By Juliet Speedy | Newshub | There’s been a significant development in the Police investigation into Gloriavale. A number of charges have been laid against a senior member of the reclusive Christian community on the West Coast. Police have confirmed to Newshub on Friday that historic charges have been laid…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Ex-Gloriavale shepherd sentenced to community detention has spent enough time ‘living in chains’, judge says: Stuff

June 13, 2023: By Doug Sail | Stuff | A former Gloriavale Christian Community farm manager was told he had spent enough of his life “living in chains” as he was sentenced to community detention for his historic assault on two 11-year-old boys. Judge Campbell Savage told John Ready in the Timaru District…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Former Gloriavale dairy farm manager sentenced to community detention for beating two boys: RNZ

June 13, 2023: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | A judge has told former Gloriavale dairy farm manager John Ready he has “spent enough of his life in chains” in sentencing him to community detention for beating two 11-year-old boys. Ready, 45, hit the boys with a metal fence implement to discourage disobedience…

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Zion Pilgrim: Leaving a Religious Cult..Gloriavale

June 10, 2023: | The Altitude Show | Dave Brinker | On this full podcast, Zion Pilgrim shares his story of leaving the cult-like community of Gloriavale, and how it was a very difficult decision. He discusses the different arguments and reasons he had for leaving, and how he finally managed to make…

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BNZ accused of relying on Wikipedia during attempt to close Gloriavale accounts

May 30, 2023: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | BNZ cannot justify terminating its 40-year banking relationship with the Gloriavale Christian community as a result of a landmark child labour ruling, the High Court has heard. The bank wants to close the community’s commercial and charitable accounts, arguing last year’s Employment Court finding…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man whipped daughter over relationship: NZ Herald

April 9, 2023: NZ Herald Warning: Violence contained in story. A Gloriavale man who whipped his daughter 12 years ago with a computer cord till she fainted said the punishment was intended to deter her from a romantic relationship with another young member of the Christian community. Aaron Courage, 50, came before Judge…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man beat daughter until she fainted over relationship with boy: Stuff

April 6, 2023: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale man has been convicted for beating his daughter with a computer cord until she fainted because she was in a relationship with a boy outside marriage. Aaron Courage, 50, was convicted of assault with a weapon and discharged when he appeared in…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Fresh charges laid against Gloriavale child sexual predator: Stuff

April 4, 2023: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A former Gloriavale man who faces a string of allegations relating to sexual offences against children has had fresh charges levelled at him. The man, who has name suppression, pleaded guilty in August 2021 to 11 charges of sexual offending against children – at least one…

Articles, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Gloriavale women trapped in ‘misogynist’ community, Employment Court hears: RNZ

March 30, 2023: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale women were entrapped, enslaved and lived in servitude at the “misogynist” Christian community, the Employment Court has heard. Barrister Brian Henry used his closing submission in the long-running hearing to claim Gloriavale was forced by its growth to turn to child labour, denying…

Articles, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Employment Court hears closing submissions in ‘precedent-setting’ Gloriavale case: RNZ

March 29, 2023: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale’s communal religious society is not a sham and there is no capitalist labour market hidden within the Christian community, the Employment Court has heard. Shepherd Samuel Valor also apologised for Gloriavale’s part in “confusion” about its legal representation and urged chief judge Christina…

Charges laid against senior Gloriavale member amid Police investigation: Newshub

Ex-Gloriavale shepherd sentenced to community detention has spent enough time ‘living in chains’, judge says: Stuff

Former Gloriavale dairy farm manager sentenced to community detention for beating two boys: RNZ

Zion Pilgrim: Leaving a Religious Cult..Gloriavale

BNZ accused of relying on Wikipedia during attempt to close Gloriavale accounts

Gloriavale man whipped daughter over relationship: NZ Herald

Gloriavale man beat daughter until she fainted over relationship with boy: Stuff

Fresh charges laid against Gloriavale child sexual predator: Stuff

Gloriavale women trapped in ‘misogynist’ community, Employment Court hears: RNZ

Employment Court hears closing submissions in ‘precedent-setting’ Gloriavale case: RNZ

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