An RNZ investigation has found 11 active Jehovah Witnesses have child sex abuse convictions or serious allegations made against them. Most members of the religion appear to have no idea who the offenders are. The identities of the men and…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
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