Gloriavale's ex-leader appealing sentence for sex offending
The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale is appealing his imprisonment for abusing girls and young women at the community. 85-year-old Howard Temple was this afternoon jailed for more than two years for sexually assaulting six girls and young women at the West Coast Christian community over 20 years up to 2022. However, his lawyer Michael Vesty has confirmed Temple is appealing his sentence and Temple has been granted bail while awaiting the appeal. Timothy Brown reports.
Checkpoint · RNZ
December 12, 20253m 29s
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The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale is appealing his imprisonment for abusing girls and young women at the community. 85-year-old Howard Temple was this afternoon jailed for more than two years for sexually assaulting six girls and young women at the West Coast Christian community over 20 years up to 2022. However, his lawyer Michael Vesty has confirmed Temple is appealing his sentence and Temple has been granted bail while awaiting the appeal. Timothy Brown reports.
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