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Television New Zealand
September 8 1994
Ellis
Primetime
Reporter: Megan Francis
Precis
Peter Ellis appeal against his child abuse conviction fails, the
three charges regarding a girl who withdrew her testimony are dropped, but
the sentence remains the same
Shotlist
0:00 (SF) WS Peter Ellis, convicted paedophile walking down street outside Christchurch Court
V/O REPORTER re he faces another nine years in prison after his appeal
against his sentence for sexual abuse failed.
GRAPHIC CU STILL Peter Ellis V/O Peter Ellis re I'm not going to leave it,
there are children who have been told something's happened to them, and it
hasn't, I just feel that wrong has got to be fixed.
(SF) WS Peter Ellis and Lesley Ellis, mother walking down street, Peter Ellis
smoking.
GRAPHIC ROF CU STILL Peter Ellis,
LOF appeal grounds re that the children's evidence was not credible, and that
there had been a miscarriage of justice in the trial.
(FF) MS PAN Court of Appeal judges Sir Robin Cooke, Thomas Gault and Sir
Maurice Casey.
(FF) MCU Sir Maurice Casey at Court of Appeal judge summing up re we're
satisfied there's no substance in the criticisms about their (interviewers)
questions and the way some of the evidence was elicited.
WS Wendy Ball, spokesperson for the parents involved in the Peter Ellis
trial, walking out of her house.
I/V Wendy Ball re feel vindicated by both courts, High Court and the Court of
Appeal the highest court in New
Zealand, that their children have been believed and they feel
safe now.
(SF) GVs playground at Civic child care centre
V/O REPORTER re during the Appeal Court hearing one child withdrew her
evidence of abuse, saying she made it up.
(SF) MCU doll
V/O REPORTER re child withdrew her evidence because of unhappiness and
pressure at school.
(FF) MCU Court of Appeal judges.
(SF) SLOW MOTION MCU Peter Ellis walking along street
V/O REPORTER re but they quashed those three convictions but didn't reduce
the 10 year sentence.
REPORTER Megan Francis to CAMERA re tonight Peter Ellis remains in the
maximum security wing at Paparua Prison, his first parole opportunity will be
about five and a half years .
1:33 END.
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