The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

1992



Television New Zealand
October 1 1992

Creche Abuse
Tonight
Reporter Cliff Joiner

Precis
Four female childcare workers from the Civic Child Care Centre are arrested and charged with indecent assault and the sexual violation of children at the creche

Shotlist

00:00      GVs four creche workers arrested earlier today, Gaye Davidson, Janice Buckingham, Marie Keys and Debbie Gillespie leave the Christchurch District Court (IDENTITY NOT CLEAR)

V/O REPORTER re four female childcare workers from the Civic Child Care Centre are arrested and charged with indecent assault and the sexual violation of children at the creche .

00:21      WS police search property of Gaye Davidson, the creche supervisor .

00:30      WS Gaye Davidson gets into police car .

00:39      I/V Detective Inspector Howard Broad re what we have done is in the best interests of the children involved, the arrests follow intensive investigations.

00:54      (LCT) Peter Ellis leaves court who also faces various charges of child sexual abuse

V/O REPORTER re the four creche workers are jointly charged with this man, who appears next month facing 32 indecency charges involving children at the Christchurch Civic Child Care Centre .

01:00      (LCT) EXT empty playground at Christchurch Civic Child Care Centre .

01:10      (LCT) 4 September 1992 meeting of parents and staff to discuss the closure of the Civic Child Care Centre creche .

01:16      REPORTER Cliff Joiner to CAMERA re other staff and parents shocked at today's arrests .

01:28      MS BS accused creche worker enters Christchurch District Court .

01:39      END.