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Ellis Case Testimony To Be Published
Businessman
Barry Colman is defending his decision to publish children's testimony from the
Peter Ellis case.
He is taking out a two-page newspaper ad in the Sunday Star Times as part of
the campaign to clear the convicted paedophile.
Mr Colman says the so-called toddler testimonials will show that evidence in
the Christchurch Civic Creche case was biased.
He says it might be painful for the families involved to read the evidence, but
they must remember the pain that has been inflicted on Ellis.
Barry Colman says the children were interviewed up to six times, and their
stories changed significantly.
But he says the parents, not the children, are to blame for the harm done in
this case.
Child Youth and Family's Shannon Pakura says she is
worried the ad will stop other children from speaking out against sex abuse.
She says one parent in the Ellis case told her it will be hard to relive the
pain.