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The Evening Post
December 1, 1997

Ellis appeal petition

A petition to appeal against the conviction of Peter Ellis was to be presented to Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys today, a spokeswoman for Ellis's lawyer, Judith Ablett-Kerr, said. Ellis was found guilty of sexually abusing children at the Christchurch Childcare Centre between 1986 and 1992. He has served four years of a 10-year sentence.