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‘No justice’: Fury as ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple spared jail for touching girls

March 3, 2026: | The Press | Brett Kerr-Laurie and Joanne Naish | A former Gloriavale member says the justice system is failing victims of sexual assault after former leader Howard’s Temple prison sentence for inappropriately touching girls over two decades in the religious community was quashed. Temple’s sentence has been drastically reduced by a…

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Ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple wins sentence appeal, won’t go to jail

March 3, 2026: | 1 News | The former leader of Gloriavale has won an appeal he took after being sentenced for sexual offending against young girls and will no longer be jailed. Howard Temple, 85, pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including indecent assault, involving young women and girls between 2002 and 2022.…

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Ex-Gloriavale leader appeals imprisonment for touching girls

February 23, 2026: | The Press | Brett Kerr-Laurie | Former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple says his 26-month prison sentence for inappropriately touching girls over two decades is unfair. Through his lawyer, Temple, 85, argued part of the sentence was “more than stern”, and his remorse, age, health and “onerous” bail conditions were…

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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence

February 19, 2026: | RNZ | Keiller MacDuff | The lawyer for convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple claims jailing the 85-year-old was excessive. Temple was sentenced to 26 months’ jail in December for indecencies on multiple girls and young women. He immediately appealed and has been on bail. His lawyer, Michael…

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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘manifestly excessive’ sentence

February 19, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has appealed the jail sentence handed down to him in December after he admitted a raft of sex offences against girls and women over a period of more than 20 years. His lawyer said the sentence was…

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Gloriavale man beat children with weapons as they worked, jury finds

January 29, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish and Brett Kerr-Laurie | A Gloriavale man assaulted boys with sticks, plastic pipes, broom handles, a shovel and a pitchfork while supervising them at work, a jury has found. Vigilant Standtrue, 43, was found guilty of seven charges of assault with a weapon following…

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Former Gloriavale figure tells jury he was beaten as child worker

January 26, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A former Gloriavale man whose arranged marriage featured in a national television documentary has told a jury he was repeatedly beaten as a child while working for the West Coast community. Paul Valor, who became nationally known as the public face of Gloriavale…

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Convicted sex offender Howard Temple spotted at community market

January 4, 2026: | The Indian Weekender | IWK Bureau | Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has sparked renewed controversy after being seen at a community market on the West Coast. According to a report by 1News, Temple pleaded guilty to 12 charges of abuse against six girls over…

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Convicted sex offender Howard Temple attends community market while on bail

January 3, 2026: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | Convicted sex offender Howard Temple has ignited more controversy after attending a community market on the West Coast. The former Gloriavale leader pleaded guilty to twelve charges of abuse against six girls over a period of 20 years. Last month, the 85-year-old was sentenced to 26…

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Utterly appalling’: Outrage as Gloriavale sex offender Howard Temple seen at market

January 2, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask || NewstalkZB | Anna Leask | Disgraced former Gloriavale leader and convicted sex offender Howard Temple has sparked outrage by attending a community market less than a month after he was sentenced to more than two years in prison. The 85-year-old was then released…

‘No justice’: Fury as ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple spared jail for touching girls

Ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple wins sentence appeal, won’t go to jail

Ex-Gloriavale leader appeals imprisonment for touching girls

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘manifestly excessive’ sentence

Gloriavale man beat children with weapons as they worked, jury finds

Former Gloriavale figure tells jury he was beaten as child worker

Convicted sex offender Howard Temple spotted at community market

Convicted sex offender Howard Temple attends community market while on bail

Utterly appalling’: Outrage as Gloriavale sex offender Howard Temple seen at market

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