Tag: New Zealand

Lawyer for ex-Gloriavale members says community is run on child labour, slams Government for not intervening

Published July 22, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child labor, cult, Gloriavale, lawsuit, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

Last week, the Employment Court ruled six former Gloriavale residents were employees - not volunteers - while living in the reclusive West Coast community. Dubbed the 'Glorivale six', Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia…[Continue Reading...]

Education Review Office reviewing Gloriavale School after Employment Court case

Published July 17, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cult leader, Gloriavale, government review, Neville Cooper, New Zealand, schools

Gloriavale School is under review by the Education Review Office, the Ministry of Education has confirmed. Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage took Gloriavale's leaders to court, arguing they lived in servitude working…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale employment case: Judge says suggestion women had ‘choice’ largely illusory

Published July 14, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, employment, Gloriavale, lawsuit, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

The Employment Court has found Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage were employees who worked extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end. In a case traversing challenging spiritual terrain and the…[Continue Reading...]

FMA slap permanent ban on multi-level marketing firm Validus

Published July 5, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged banned, MLM, multi-level marketing, New Zealand, Validus

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a permanent ban on multi-level marketing firm Validus, after the High Court dismissed the company's appeal. The permanent stop order prohibited US-registered Validus and associated people from repeating "unlawful behaviour that may cause…[Continue Reading...]

Inside sickening ‘orgasm cult’ where kids as young as 10 were forced into vile sex games and fed LSD by warped leader

Published April 16, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Bert Potter, Centrepoint Community, cult, cult leader, New Zealand, sexual abuse

TERRIFIED and alone, ten-year-old Louise Winn cowered in the corner as cult leader Bert Potter performed a sex act on his wife - knowing she was next. At night, she took to barricading herself into a caravan, with piles of…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale members can’t necessarily exercise right to freedom of religion

Published February 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Gloriavale, labor violations, lawsuit, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

Former Gloriavale Christian School principal Faithful Pilgrim has told a court the community's leaders do not rule like tyrants, before breaking down over his relationship with a son who has left the sect. Pilgrim, who was a Shepherd until his…[Continue Reading...]

Serafina Tane grew up in the Camp David religious cult. This is what it felt like to leave

Published January 3, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Camp David, cult leader, Douglas Metcalf, New Zealand

Serafina Tane was born into a religious cult on New Zealand's South Island. The leader was the charismatic but abusive Douglas Metcalf, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus. For Serafina, the cult was her family. But leaving Camp David for…[Continue Reading...]