Two new abuse complaints against religious sect, the Two by Twos
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Police have received two more complaints of abuse within a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos.
The FBI is investigating the sect for historical child sexual abuse, and two Northland men have already appeared in court over historic sex offences.
Police confirmed they received two new complaints in the last three weeks.
They would not say whether the alleged abuse was recent or historic, or where in New Zealand it was said to have happened.
Police this week told RNZ 27 New Zealand-based people were identified as potential complainants.
“The purpose of making contact was to ensure anyone who may want to make a complaint has an appropriate avenue through which to do so, or so that any required support can be provided. ”
Of those 27 people, 10 had already made reports to police.
Police said offenders had been convicted in two of those cases.
Police contacted the remaining 17 people to see if they wanted to make a complaint.
“Police have commenced several investigations as a result,” a spokesperson said.
In December a former minister of the Two by Twos, Bill Easton was jailed for 13 years after pleading guilty to 55 charges of abusing six boys between the 1960s and 1980s.
Judge Brandt Shortland described his offending as “unprecedented”.
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