The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

Dec 1991



The Press
December 3 1991

Creche for inquiry
 
Specialist interviewers will speak to children at the Civic Child Care Centre to try to ascertain if any have been sexually abused.

The head of the Christchurch police child abuse unit. Detective Sergeant Roy Mitchell said the police were investigating some concerns reported by parents who have children at the creche.
 
A member of the creche staff was suspended on full pay last week by the Christchurch City Council.

Mr Mitchell said it was not known if any children had been sexually abused.

"There has been no actual disclosure of abuse by a child at this stage," he said.

Mr Mitchell said it would be a reasonably long investigation.