Royal commission gathering evidence relating to Gloriavale

August 26, 2020: By Sam Sherwood  – 26/08/2020 (Videos can be viewed from article link) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is looking into Gloriavale, with an investigation into the community possible. It comes amid revelations Gloriavale leaders forced a 13-year-old girl to sit in a room with a man…

Unmasking Gloriavale to give a voice to the voiceless

August 24, 2020: By: Esther Ashby-Coventry – 24/08/2020 (Videos can be viewed in article link). The grandson of Hopeful Christian, the founder of the secretive Gloriavale community, was shocked to discover his grandfather had been convicted of sex offending and jailed. James Harrison said he and his fellow Gloriavale members were not told…

Gloriavale’s sexual assault policy asks victims to ‘forgive’ abusers, gives offenders three chances to stop

August 22, 2020: By: Sam Sherwood and Joanne Carroll – 22/08/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). Sexual assault victims at the secretive religious Gloriavale sect are made to meet with their abuser and forgive them – without police being notified. Gloriavale leaders then give offenders “second and third chances” to stop…

Gloriavale leavers calling for new investigation into community

July 26, 2020: By Sam Sherwood and Oliver Lewis – 26/07/2020 (Video can be viewed from article link). Dozens of former Gloriavale members are calling on the charities regulator to reinvestigate the controversial West Coast group, citing alleged abuse, mismanagement and a raft of other concerns. It follows a 2015 investigation by Charities…

Gloriavale child allegedly sexually abused months after authorities ignored ‘call for help’

July 11, 2020: By: Sam Sherwood 11/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). A child has allegedly been sexually abused at Gloriavale, months after authorities failed to act on a ‘call for help’ over his alleged abuser – a teenager living in the same community. Police arrived at the isolated West Coast…

Police onsite at Gloriavale amid fresh allegations of sexual offences

July 2, 2020: By: Juliet Speedy – 02/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). Police have been making inquiries onsite at Gloriavale after reports of complaints of sexual offending. It follows multiple sources telling Newshub of sexual assaults happening at the religious community over the past week. Melody Pilgrim escaped Gloriavale six…

Oranga Tamariki on site at Gloriavale, making inquiry into West Coast sect

June 30, 2020: SOURCE: 1 NEWS – 30/06/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). It was confirmed to 1 NEWS today that staff of the government department have been on site at the Gloriavale commune recently. There’s been a long history of allegations of sexual and physical abuse within the Gloriavale community.…

Former Gloriavale Man Reunited with Family: Stuff

June 28, 2020: By: Joanne Carroll – 25/06/2020 Stuff (Video can be viewed from article link).  After two and a half years, former Gloriavale man John Ready has been reunited with his family. Ready was born in Gloriavale, an extreme Christian community on the West Coast founded by Neville Cooper, also known as…