NEW ZEALAND
Otago Daily Times
Gloriavale has labelled claims of sexual abuse within the isolated community as ‘‘just nonsense’’.
A new report on an 18-month Government investigation has hinted a sexual predator is active in the Gloriavale community, a religious expert has said.
The Christian Church Community Trust, which governs the isolated West Coast community in Haupiri, was the subject of the Charities Services investigation.
The probe began in April 2015 after media reports about an increase in the number of people leaving Gloriavale and allegations of sexual and physical abuse, the Newsroom website reported.
Gloriavale trust board head Fervent Stedfast said yesterday the sexual assault allegations as well as comments that there was a sexual predator on the loose were ‘‘just nonsense’’.
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