The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

1993 June-Dec



Television New Zealand
September 23 1993

Facade
Network News
Reporter
Cliff Joiner

Precis
The former Christchurch creche workers from the Civic Child Care Centre acquitted of sexual abuse charges in April today launched a campaign to change the way such cases are handled

Shotlist

00:00      WS press conference with Debbie Gillespie, Janice Buckingham, Marie Keys and Gaye Davidson .

0:09        I/V Debbie Gillespie, former creche worker re what we are saying is that you must let the agencies proceed with extreme caution when they have judgements on whether people have been abusers .

0:23        CU letterhead of the new group FACADE, False Accusations of Child Abuse Damage Everyone .

0:29        GVs press conference.

00:33      GRAPHIC V/O REPORTER re former Christchurch creche workers from the Civic Child Care Centre acquitted of sexual abuse charges in April, (Debbie Gillespie, Janice Buckingham, Marie Keys and Gaye Davidson) today launched a campaign to change the way such cases are handled .

0:42        I/V Gaye Davidson, former creche worker re the prosecutors are making abuse victims out of children who have never been abused, they need to be accountable for that .

0:53        I/V Jenny Shipley, Social Welfare Minister re the department and the police are very careful in the case of evidential work, they do have qualified people doing that work as it is required in court .

1:04        WS press conference .

1:13        END.