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From: Winston
Wealleans ([email protected])
Subject: Re: PETER ELLIS on 20/20 Sunday 9 Nov
Newsgroups: nz.politics, nz.general, soc.culture.new-zealand
November 16, 1997
Notes from the television "20/20" Special Report on the
Christchurch Civic Creche fiasco screened TV3, 6.30pm, Sunday 16 November,
1997.
Detective Eade had full responsibility for pursuing the investigation of the
Creche case.
Detective Eade still believes there were at least 10 abusers, and over 80
children abused.
Parents of one child complainant withdrew from the case, after Detective Eade
propositioned the mother. (Identity is
known)
Detective Eade had a relationship with at least two other mothers of
complainants. Detective Eade would not comment further on these
relationships. (Identities are known)
One of main complainants admitted she had lied. Detective Eade still believes that child has
been abused, and that she is in denial.
Father of child who admitted lying, says that he "believed his
child" when the child disclosed information to the sexual abuse team. He
now continues to "believe his child" when his child says that she
lied. The child has been consistent
with her story that she had lied for three years now.
Detective Eade said that he would not be surprised if all complainants
withdrew their allegations at one time or another, but that would not mean
they were not abused.
Detective Eade said "that he should of been on anti depressants during
the time of the investigation"
Parent of one child who was a complainant, was considering withdrawing child
from case, because of lack of objectivity of Detective Eade. Persuaded to allow child to remain as
witness after approach from Crown Prosecutor.
"Wishes he had not now"
Detective Eade was loner in police force, and resigned from the police nine
months after the case.
Foreman of the jury was the minister who officiated at the wedding of the
Crown Prosecutor. There may be
grounds for an appeal based on this fact that was not disclosed at the time
of the trial.
Another jury member was a lesbian in a relationship with another woman. The
juror's partner shared adjacent desks at work with the mother of a primary
complainant.
The mother of the first complainant was:
A victim of sexual abuse herself
A counsellor specialising in sexual abuse
Her child did not make any disclosures in the investigation
She withdrew her child from the Creche and took him elsewhere.
She subsequently made allegations of sexual abuse against another male worker
at another Creche.
Judith Ablett Kerr QC is about to petition for a free pardon for Peter Ellis.
Many of bizarre claims made by children (coffins, exhumation of Jesus Christ,
murder etc) were not presented to the trial.
Mother of one child who disclosed abuse, managed to watch the video evidence
of the disclosure. She wished she had
seen that evidence much sooner, as the process was "laughable". She
would have withdrawn her child from the "hysteria" much sooner if
she had known.
Arrest of Ellis was timed to coincide immediately before a public meeting to
discuss possible abuse at the Creche.
One mother left the subsequent meeting because of the atmosphere of
hysteria there.
At least 60 claims to the Accident Compensation Commission were made by
parents associated with the Christchurch Creche. At least $500,000 was paid out in
compensation for alleged sexual abuse.
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