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Years of silence broken as decade of abuse investigations at Gloriavale uncovered more than 80 victims

May 9, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | One complaint from a former Gloriavale member a decade ago triggered a criminal justice process that exposed 22 offenders and more than 80…

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Gloriavale man assaulted boys with brooms, pitchfork and shovel

May 5, 2026: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | A former Gloriavale member says he still feels the fear he experienced as a child, after coming face to face with the man convicted…

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Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue sentenced for assaults on boys

May 5, 2026: | NZ Herald | Al Williams | Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue used a pitchfork, stick, pipe, axe handle, broom handle and shovel handle to assault multiple boys. One of those…

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Gloriavale man Vigilant Standtrue sentenced to home detention on assault charges

May 5, 2026: | RNZ | Rachel Graham | A Gloriavale man has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention for assaulting four boys he was supposed to be supervising with weapons including…

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Former Gloriavale teacher sentenced to home detention for violent assaults on children

May 5, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A man who was beaten with weapons as a nine-year-old because he was not working fast enough during 12-hour days in a moss…

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Gloriavale man used broom, pitchfork and shovel to assault boys

May 5, 2026: | Indian Weekender | A former member of the Gloriavale Christian Community says he continues to feel the fear of his childhood after coming face to face in court with…

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Sex offending Gloriavale leader’s prison term replaced with home detention – judge explains

March 10, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | A High Court judge who overturned a jail sentence for disgraced Gloriavale leader and child sex offender Howard Temple has provided further information on his…

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Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will not be going to jail

March 3, 2026: | RNZ | Tess Brunton | Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will not be jailed after winning a High Court appeal against his sentence. Temple was…

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Ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple won’t go to jail for touching girls, as sentence quashed

March 3, 2026: | The Press | Brett Kerr-Laurie | Former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple’s more than two-year prison sentence for inappropriately touching girls in his religious community over two decades has been…

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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple’s prison sentence quashed – replaced with home detention

March 3, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has successfully appealed his two-year prison sentence. That means he will not spend a minute behind bars for…

Years of silence broken as decade of abuse investigations at Gloriavale uncovered more than 80 victims

Gloriavale man assaulted boys with brooms, pitchfork and shovel

Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue sentenced for assaults on boys

Gloriavale man Vigilant Standtrue sentenced to home detention on assault charges

Former Gloriavale teacher sentenced to home detention for violent assaults on children

Gloriavale man used broom, pitchfork and shovel to assault boys

Sex offending Gloriavale leader’s prison term replaced with home detention – judge explains

Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will not be going to jail

Ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple won’t go to jail for touching girls, as sentence quashed

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple’s prison sentence quashed – replaced with home detention

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