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Gloriavale leaders may still have a chance to fight case

December 9, 2023: Joanne Naish | Stuff | Gloriavale leaders have been refused the chance to appeal on four grounds against anEmployment Court case that ruled a group of women were employees when…

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Gloriavale sex offender says some of it consensual

December 6, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | Jonathan Benjamin, 58, is facing a jury trial in the Greymouth District Court for offending that allegedly happened in the Gloriavale Christian community from…

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Gloriavale child sex offender admits he has ‘hurt some people dreadfully’

December 5, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A jury has heard disturbing evidence from a self-confessed child sex offender about how he touched young girls, but had consensual “affairs” with others.…

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Major Gloriavale investigation finds 138 potential abuse victims, dozens of suspected offenders

December 2, 2023: Blair Ensor | Stuff | A major police investigation into abuse at Gloriavale has identified more than 100 potential victims of crimes spanning about four decades, Stuff can reveal. The previously undisclosed and ongoing…

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Gloriavale sex charges dominate Greymouth court

November 22, 2023: Greymouth Star A Gloriavale man today admitted three charges of sexual offending that took place at the isolated Christian community 15 years ago. Ready Standtrue, 32, did not seek continued…

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Gloriavale sex attacker confessed to police after being persuaded by his victim

November 22, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A Gloriavale man confessed his sexual offending to police after his victim asked him to own up when she found out he was teaching…

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Gloriavale man’s alleged sex crimes detailed in court

November 21, 2023: Niva Chittock | RNZ | Warning: This story contains details that may distress some readers. A woman who accused a man of raping her at Gloriavale was told there was…

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Gloriavale man facing 20 charges, four of rape

November 21, 2023: RNZ | Checkpoint | Jonathan Benjamin is facing 20 charges, including four of rape, during his time at the Gloriavale Christian Community between 1986 and 2017. Crown lawyer, Kerry White,…

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Trial for man accused of sexual offending against Gloriavale children gets underway

November 21, 2023: Niva Chittock | RNZ | The trial of a man accused of committing serious sexual offending against children at Gloriavale will begin this morning in Greymouth. Jonathan Benjamin is charged…

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Gloriavale man on trial for 20 child sex offences

November 20, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A man is on trial for 20 charges of sexual offending against children spanning more than 30 years at the Gloriavale Christian community. Jonathan…

Gloriavale leaders may still have a chance to fight case

Gloriavale sex offender says some of it consensual

Gloriavale child sex offender admits he has ‘hurt some people dreadfully’

Major Gloriavale investigation finds 138 potential abuse victims, dozens of suspected offenders

Gloriavale sex charges dominate Greymouth court

Gloriavale sex attacker confessed to police after being persuaded by his victim

Gloriavale man’s alleged sex crimes detailed in court

Gloriavale man facing 20 charges, four of rape

Trial for man accused of sexual offending against Gloriavale children gets underway

Gloriavale man on trial for 20 child sex offences

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