: | RNZ | Keiller MacDuff | The Greymouth District Court will hear more evidence from women accusing Gloriavale leader Howard Temple of sexual offending on Tuesday, as the judge alone trial continues. Temple is facing 24 charges of indecent assault and doing an indecent act to nine women who ranged in age…
: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A woman says Gloriavale leader Howard Temple kissed her on the neck when she was about 13 and held her tightly for 10 minutes after she told him she did not like the kisses. Temple, the “Overseeing Shepherd” at the West Coast Christian…
: | The Platform | Michael Laws | Michael Laws talks to Liz Gregory from Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust about Gloriavale Leader Howard Temple’s indecent assault charges.…
: | RNZ | A former Gloriavale member says scores of letters sent to her by the community’s leader were part of a pattern of inappropriate behaviour. Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd, Howard Temple, is on trial in the Greymouth District Court on 24 representative charges of sexual offending against nine girls and young women over more…
: | Stuff | Juliet Speedy | The head of Gloriavale Christian Community, Howard Temple, has gone on trial facing 24 charges of indecent assault, with all charges relating to alleged offending against women inside the reclusive West Coast religious sect. The prosecution told the Greymouth District Court on Monday the…
: | RNZ | Keiller MacDuff | A climate of fear in Gloriavale prevented a victim from reporting sexual abuse suffered at the hands of the community’s 85-year-old leader, a court has heard. Howard Temple – Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd – is on trial at the Greymouth District Court on two dozen…
: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only | Gloriavale’s ‘Overseeing Shephard’ Howard Temple was back in the Greymouth District Court this morning to defend historic sexual abuse allegations spanning more than two decades. The 85-year-old spiritual leader of the remote Christian community at Lake Haupiri, is accused of assaulting nine girls and…
: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A woman says Gloriavale leader Howard Temple pushed his body against hers as she worked in the kitchen, called her is “favourite girlfriend” and, after she got married, ask her personal questions about her sex life. Gloriavale’s “Overseeing Shepherd” – the head of…
: | The Press | Jake Kenny | Gloriavale’s overseeing shepherd is expected to spend the next fortnight at his trial hearing allegations of sexual abuse made against him. Howard Temple, in his mid-80s, faces multiple counts of committing an indecent act on a young person and of indecent assault. There are several…
: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | The leader of Gloriavale will spend three weeks in the Greymouth District Court defending allegations of sexual offending. Overseeing Shepherd, Howard Temple, was facing 24 charges, including committing an indecent act on a young person and indecent assault. There are 10 female complainants, who…
