The Christchurch Civic Creche Case
	News Reports Index
	1999 July-Dec
	Waikato Times December 18 1999 Rules tight for Ellis' release NZPA Convicted child abuser Peter Ellis has been set special conditions for the first year after his release in February. The Parole Board says the conditions were aimed at protecting the public or any person who might be affected by Ellis' release, and to help his rehabilitation and welfare. The special terms were to live at a specified address, not to contact the victims or their families without the written consent of his probation officer, and not to do any paid or voluntary work without the officer's approval. Ellis, 40, must be released when he has served two-thirds of his 10-year sentence on February 2. He was jailed in 1993, after a Christchurch jury accepted numerous allegations of child abuse made against him during the time he worked at Christchurch Civic Creche. Ellis denies the charges. Appeals have failed to overturn his convictions but Ellis and his supporters are still seeking a royal commission of inquiry into his case, and a pardon from the Governor General. The Parole Board sets conditions for the first year of an offender's release.