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Former Gloriavale member convicted of child sex abuse

August 1, 2019: Kurt Bayer – 01/08/2019 [Video can be viewed in article link] A former senior member of Gloriavale Christian Community has been convicted of child sex abuse, the Herald can finally reveal following a long legal battle against court suppression orders. The man, who has permanent name suppression, pleaded guilty earlier…

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Father of 15 speaks of new-found freedom after Gloriavale

July 27, 2019: By Rachael Comer – 27/07/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). As James Harrison watched the Black Caps take on England in the Cricket World Cup final from the comfort of his armchair earlier this month, he was reminded of how far his life had come. The former Gloriavale…

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Father of 15 speaks of new-found freedom after Gloriavale

July 27, 2019: By: Rachael Comer – 27/07/2019 (Video can be found in article link). Growing up in Gloriavale, the grandson of founder Hopeful Christian who died in 2018, Harrison said life had been controlled, busy and “if you went along with what they believed, life could be stress-free”. He, and his wife,…

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Do people need to be saved from Gloriavale?

July 26, 2019: Lilia Tarawa Christchurch Girls’ High School interview Lilia Tarawa about her life in the Gloriavale cult founded by her grandfather, Neville Cooper. Watch: Do people need to be saved?…

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More help for Gloriavale members who make ‘massive’ decision to leave

July 25, 2019: By Rachael Comer – 25/07/2019 (Videos can be viewed in article link). Former Gloriavale members will soon have support available in the form of a trust set up by a group of South Canterbury residents who have helped dozens of people that have left the secluded religious community. During the…

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Starting a new life outside of Gloriavale

July 25, 2019: By: Stuff Reporter – 25/07/2019 (Video and Audio can be accessed in article link). Former Gloriavale members James Harrison, his wife and twelve children fled the secluded West Coast religious community with little more than $40 and a sewing machine between them. In an interview with RNZ, Harrison said the…

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Former Gloriavale resident’s dreams of pop stardom helped him escape

June 23, 2019: By: Al Williams – 23/06/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). Enoch Loyal used to sneak away from Gloriavale as a teenager, and would reattach aerials to his transistor radio that had been removed by the sect’s leaders. Loyal, 20, would tune into FM radio during these clandestine missions…

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The reality of growing up under a harsh Gloriavale man

October 5, 2018: Stuff Circuit |Stuff.co.nz | Video Link: The reality of growing up under a harsh Gloriavale man…

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Family of 11 leave Gloriavale over community’s new leadership

August 16, 2018: Newshub Reporter – 16/08/2018 (Video can be viewed in article link). A family of 11 have left Gloriavale for Timaru because of the secluded community’s new leadership. Newshub understands nine children aged between 15 months and 16 years old along with their parents have left the West Coast religious community.…

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Gloriavale’s bizarre kindergarten photo albums

May 27, 2018: | Newshub | Patrick Gower | A family excommunicated by Gloriavale has been returned photo albums of their children’s kindergarten memories – except the faces of their friends who remain inside are covered with a computer-generated image. The family says that’s vindictive, but Gloriavale says it’s because they don’t want…

Former Gloriavale member convicted of child sex abuse

Father of 15 speaks of new-found freedom after Gloriavale

Father of 15 speaks of new-found freedom after Gloriavale

Do people need to be saved from Gloriavale?

More help for Gloriavale members who make ‘massive’ decision to leave

Starting a new life outside of Gloriavale

Former Gloriavale resident’s dreams of pop stardom helped him escape

The reality of growing up under a harsh Gloriavale man

Family of 11 leave Gloriavale over community’s new leadership

Gloriavale’s bizarre kindergarten photo albums

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