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Justice Minister Phil Goff has
received the report of the ministerial inquiry into the Peter Ellis case. Mr Goff said yesterday that he had
seen the report, which would be shown to interested parties before it was
publicly released next week. Retired Chief Justice Sir Thomas
Eichelbaum had been due to report last August but the time was extended to
last month. Debate has raged since Ellis'
conviction in 1993 on 13 charges of sexually abusing children in his care at
the Christchurch Civic Crèche. Ellis, 41, spent 6 1/2 years in
prison but maintained his innocence throughout and refused early parole
because it would have required that he admit guilt. He was released in
February last year. |
