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Television New Zealand
August 5 1994
Ellis
Primetime
Reporter: Spiro Anastasiou
Precis
The Court of Appeal hearing in the Peter Ellis child sex abuse
case was presented with a retraction, a child witness now says that nothing
happened, the revelation came on the last day of the former creche worker's appeal.
Shotlist
0:00 (LCT) GVs children at creche.
(LCT) June 1993 MS Peter Ellis, Christchurch
creche worker walking along street. MWS barristers
and judge at Appeal Court
bowing.
MWS Graham Panckhurst QC in court speaking to other
lawyers.
MWS Appeal Court
judges bench
ZOOM IN to CU Ellis file on bench.
MS lawyers in court.
GRAPHIC re Ellis Appeal statement by Graham Panckhurst
QC quoting retraction by child witness, the matter had bothered her for some
time and she wanted to speak out.
MS Graham Panckhurst in court.
CU books and notes on court-room bench. MS closed circuit television screen
showing interview room used for questioning child witnesses.
CU MONTAGE written evidence in Peter Ellis sex abuse
trial.
MS unidentified group of parents whose children gave evidence in Ellis trial
V/O parent re for all the retraction puts once again my child's credibility
and the credibility of all the other children on the line (ex Holmes).
MWS lawyers in court, the defence wants the three convictions relating to the
girl's evidence quashed, and a retrial ordered for the rest.
I/V Wendy Ball, group spokeswoman, re certainly a retraction by one child
makes you look at the evidence of that one child, however I don't believe it
should affect the judgement and credibility of the
other children involved or the interviewing processes.
MS Brent Stanaway, Crown Prosecutor.
GRAPHIC re Ellis Appeal, Crown Prosecutor Brent Stanaway
questioning validity of retraction, recanting common with abused child, best
way to get things back to normal is by withdrawing the allegation.
MWS BS lawyers and judges bench at Appeal
Court hearing.
MCU judge ZOOM OUT to MWS through door of Appeal Court hearing
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1:52 END.
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