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The
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Lawyers working to free
convicted child abuser Peter Ellis will apply for a Royal Commission of
Inquiry into his case. Ellis maintains he is
innocent of the 13 convictions of child abuse at the Christchurch Civic Childcare
Centre for which he was jailed more than five years ago. Lawyer Judith
Ablett-Kerr, QC, said yesterday that she spoke to Ellis at She confirmed they would
petition Governor-General Sir Michael Hardie Boys for a Royal Commission of
Inquiry into Ellis's case, as happened in Arthur Allan Thomas's case. Mrs
Ablett-Kerr could not confirm when the petition would be finalised, ``but you
can be assured I will not allow the grass to grow under my feet''. |
