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2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - Are courts over Zelas?
by Anthony Hubbard - Newsmaker: Child psychiatrist Karen Zelas, a key
prosecution witness in the trial of Peter Ellis, is blamed for a possible
miscarriage of justice in another sex abuse case. .......For feminists and
others, the campaign against child abuse was a social breakthrough, an
acknowledgement of a problem previous neglected. Others saw it as "the
sex abuse industry" which replaced injustice towards the abused with
injustice towards the accused. ..."If
anyone brought the virus into New Zealand," said one lawyer, "it
was Karen Zelas."
2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - Keep on with the Ellis crusade
by
Sue Allan - On reading through [the
transcripts] we came to the conclusion that they follow almost exactly cases
in the United Kingdom - Coventry and the Scottish Islands being the most
notable - in the late 1980s and early '90s. ..... The cases of ritual satanic
abuse all seemed to follow closely on the heels of a lecture tour by an American
"expert". I do hope the case can be revisited with satisfactory
results for Peter who appears a caring person who deserves to be able to get
on with his life without the heartache this case must have caused him.
2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - Give the money back?
by
Derek Smith - It is clear Peter Ellis was wrongly convicted and this
conviction will eventually be overturned.
...... those 40 families each paid $10,000 by the ACC no doubt will
happily return the money to the taxpayer....... This will go some way to
helping the taxpayer compensate Ellis.
2003-0831
- Sunday Star Times - No barking dogs
by
Bernard Howard - You are to be congratulated for the consistent stance taken
by you and your contributors on the Ellis affair. ..... I am reminded of
Conan Doyle's story Silver Blaze, in which "the curious incident of the
dog in the night" enabled Sherlock Holmes to solve the mystery
2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - Anti-male bias
by
Ian Wilson - I am increasingly alarmed
at the government's refusal to appoint a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the
Christchurch Civic Creche fiasco - New Zealand's worst miscarriage of
justice. Public confidence in the ability of our justice system to defend the innocent and determine
guilt has fallen as a result of the wrongful conviction of Peter Ellis, who
is obviously innocent.
2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - It could take years
by
S Napier - Frank Haden and all those who champion the cause of Peter Ellis -
and his undoubted innocence - should not give up. It must be remembered that
the appalling miscarriage of justice which saw Londoner Timothy Evans hanged
in 1950 for murder was not put right by the system which executed him until
1965.
2003-0831 - Sunday
Star Times - Keep it up
by
Peter Johnson - Frank Haden's articles on........the Christchurch Civic
Creche case, have been right on the button.
2003-0830
- The Press - Ellis case
by Elizabeth Smyth - Three young adults have recently come forward to
tell of their experience at the hands of a man convicted by jury of child
abuse. Their attempts to speak are denied immediately by the pro-Ellis
campaign.
2003-0830
- The Press - Ellis case
by
N Buchanan - Why is it that the glut of pro-Ellis articles get the large
headline and page-lead treatment, yet when the victims and their families are
finally goaded into responding they are given small headlines and relegated
to the bottom of the page?
2003-0829
- Otago Daily Times - Has radio joined persecution of Ellis?
by Chris Trotter - (Refer Dom Post, "Another Cross to bear")
2003-0829 - Dominion
Post - Another cross to bear
by Chris Trotter - Can a man be crucified twice? Until this week, I would
have said that such a thing was impossible. .....I do not intend to make the
same mistake twice. Here, then, is a warning to everyone who still believes
that our society should be based on the exercise of Reason: preparations are
under way to bring new charges of sexual abuse against Peter Ellis. Not
content with incarcerating this unfortunate man in Paparua Prison for seven
years, Mr Ellis' persecutors are readying themselves to crucify him all over
again.
2003-0828 -
Parliament - Don Brash Questions to Phil Goff
Don Brash (National) questions Phil Goff (Labour)(Minister of Justice) about
subjects relating to the Brian Edwards interview with Lynley Hood (Note
further follow up questions on September 11)
2003-0828 - Dominion
Post - Judge backed the children
by P Hall - It is noteworthy just how cautious the jury was in finding Ellis
guilty on 16 charges and not guilty on nine -- they were quite clear that a
number of charges were not proven beyond reasonable doubt, but equally clear
that a number were. The judge explicitly backed their assessment ...
2003-0828 - Dominion
Post -
by Geoff Stone - I agree with Rosemary McLeod about the clamour to exonerate
Peter Ellis. Many prominent people who support a royal commission of inquiry
into Ellis' conviction have minimised or misunderstood the extent and effects
of sexual abuse on children.
2003-0826 -
varsity.co.nz - Why Peter Ellis Should Be Pardoned
by Steven Sliepen - After a decade of debate, it seems the Peter Ellis case
is simply not going to just go away. It also seems there is nothing to write
about it that has not already been written a hundred times over. Anyone who
has studied The Crucible will be all too aware of the ability history has to
repeat itself………At the risk of repeating what dozens of others had repeated
ad nauseum, I will give a summary of some of the aspects that make Peter
Ellis’s conviction unsafe, as discussed in Hood’s book:
2003-0826 - Evening Standard -
Ellis case
by Joan Bassett - To retain the credibility and integrity of the New
Zealand justice system, both for New Zealanders and overseas, it is
imperative a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the alleged miscarriage of
justice in the Peter Ellis case be held as soon as possible.
2003-0826 - The Press - Ellis case
by B H Howard - One could have hoped that, after demonstrating her
ignorance of both Peter Ellis' job qualifications and the difference between
a homosexual and a paedophile, Rosemary McLeod would have withdrawn from a
debate for which she is clearly unqualified.
2003-0826 -
Dominion Post - Creche boy's story disputed
by
David McLoughlin - Former daycare worker Peter Ellis did not start work at
the Christchurch Civic Creche till almost a year after a young man claiming
he was abused there had left. Twenty-two-year-old Nathan, who attended the
creche in late 1985, said yesterday that Mr Ellis and other staff sexually
abused him during his short time there. But former Civic supervisor Gaye
Davidson, one of four women creche staff arrested with Mr Ellis in 1992 on
charges of abusing children, said last night that Mr Ellis did not start
working at the Civic till August 1986 and had no contact at all with the
creche before then
2003-0826 -
The Press - Ellis sees lawyer over fresh claims
By
Yvonne Martin - Former creche worker Peter
Ellis is consulting his lawyer over claims by a man who alleges he was abused
by Ellis in the mid-1980s. Nathan, who wants to be known by his first name
only, briefly attended the Christchurch Civic Creche as a four-year-old in
late 1985. A former supervisor of the creche, Gaye Davidson, said workers
first met Ellis in August 1986.
Outgoing Children's Commissioner Roger McClay backed Nathan yesterday. He
first met Nathan in Christchurch soon after Ellis' release from prison in
2000 and had kept in phone contact with him. "I thought Nathan was an
outstanding young man when I met him. Very brave."
2003-0826 - The Press - Much
more at stake
Editorial - More is at stake in the Peter Ellis case than the guilt or innocence
of one man. Underlying the welter of emotional claims and counterclaims in
this debate are the lingering questions about the integrity and safety of our
justice system which just will not go away.
2003-0825
- Stuff - Another abuse claim against Ellis emerges
NZPA - A man who claims he was abused by convicted paedophile Peter Ellis at
Christchurch Civic Creche feels "guilty" he did not speak out at
the time, says his mother. The man attended the creche as a four-year-old in
the mid-1980s, but did not confide he had been abused until he was a
teenager. Speaking on National Radio this morning, the man, who was not one
of the original complainants, said his family had considered prosecuting
Ellis privately.
2003-0825 - Dominion Post - Believe the children
by Doreen Hapeta - I believe the children
in the Christchurch Civic Creche case.
2003-0825 - Dominion Post - Royal commission of inquiry
by M J Bassett -It's imperative
that a royal commission of inquiry be held as soon as possible into the Peter
Ellis case
2003-0825 - The Press - Put out to
pasture?
by
C J Watson - Rosemary McLeod's second diatribe on the Ellis case leads me to
wonder if it is not time that she was put out to pasture. Surely the argument
is not about Peter Ellis or the alleged "victims", but about a
system of justice that cannot, or will not, make any attempt to correct
itself.
2003-0825 - The Press -
by
Max Podstolski - Hell hath no fury like Rosemary McLeod on a self-righteous
crusade. Her diatribe against Lynley Hood and anyone who has defended Peter
Ellis (August 21) does nothing to enlighten and everything to reinforce
prejudices. Likening their defence to "paedophile talk", she
pronounces them guilty of a "campaign of abuse" against the civic
creche children. Highly emotive and inflammatory words.
2003-0825 - The Press -
Letter by Kurt Burrows
I
find this very interesting, since most paedophiles seem to be men preying on
young boys.
2003-0824
- Sunday Star Times - Creche children deserve our sympathy
by Frank Haden - Now we find a psychiatrist involved in the 1992 interrogations of Tom
and Katrina warned police about the dangers of parental indoctrination. It is
clear, the psychiatrist's letter says, that Katrina's parents elicited
accusations of abuse by highly leading questioning, and Tom's brothers and
parents did the same. In Tom's case, the letter says, the parents subjected
him to "intensive interrogation" about ritual sex abuse between
three key interviews on consecutive days. Tom would then "disclose"
in his next interview the information elicited by his parents the previous night.
2003-0824 -
Sunday Star Times - Denial of justice a money matter
by
Ron Jones - Goff knows if this case is discredited, the government will have
to pay out and that would never do. Only selected folk get compensation - the
parents of the children, for example.
2003-0824 - Sunday Star Times
- Language comprehension
by D Mainwaring - Concerning the Ellis case, the five and six-year-olds
interviewed would not have known the meaning of many of the words used in
those interviews. How come they could answer them?
2003-0824 - Sunday Star Times
- Non-correcting system
by Rob Mawson - Even the most junior
social worker can tell us that if a child is repeatedly told he or she is
useless, they will come to believe it. It is not at all surprising some
believe they have memories of abuse when they have been treated as victims
from such an early age. They need and deserve the truth........The inquiry is
desperately needed, irrespective of any possible appeal to the Privy Council
or its verdict. The inquiry also needs to look into the sexual abuse industry
and justice system and the way appeals are handled. It has become patently obvious that the
system is unable to correct itself, not just in this case, but in too many
others as well.
2003-0824 - Newstalk ZB - Colman
has misgivings
Ellis campaigner Barry Colman has misgivings over creche case children
testifying to select committee. Barry Colman questions the wisdom of calling
them, especially as none was named in the transcripts he had published. And
campaigners say they are being overwhelmed by support following the
publication of transcripts of children's evidence in a Sunday newspaper.
2003-0823
- The Press - Fighting the Ellis memory war with statistics
by Lynley Hood - Presumably Masson and Davies want us to believe that
child sexual abuse is so prevalent that any and every allegation should be
believed. Never mind about reliable evidence or due process. Just lock the
bastards up. In any event, the studies cited by Masson and Davies have been
either discredited, or misrepresented.
2003-0823 - Otago
Daily Times - Support for testimony
by
Jane Smith - Publisher Barry Colman has pledged to share half the expenses
the Commissioner for Children Roger McClay has offered to former Christchurch
Civic Creche children to testify before Parliament's justice select
committee. "I believe convening a royal commission of inquiry into the
affair is the right way to investigate the very serious issues it has raised.
But if the people involved at the creche want to testify before a
Parliamentary committee which may throw more light on to this case, I would
welcome it," Mr Colman said
2003-0823
- Otago Daily Times - More Civic Creche abuse allegations
NZPA - Christchurch: A Christchurch child behavioural worker claims she
noticed bizarre behaviour trends in Christchurch Civic Creche children well
before creche worker Peter Ellis was arrested for abuse. Judy Berger says she
worked with 11 former creche children - none of whom testified in the Ellis
trial - once they reached school age.
2003-0823
- Dominion Post - Ellis hearings may be held in Christchurch
Yesterday, publisher Barry Colman -- who earlier this month paid
$20,500 to publish unedited sections of the youngsters' testimonies on two
full pages of the Sunday Star-Times -- pledged to share half the teenager's
expenses. "Any money I have spent so far has been to flush out the truth
and to get to the bottom of this Peter Ellis affair," Mr Colman said.
2003-0823 -
Dominion Post - Ex-creche children to get legal help
Former Christchurch Civic Creche children will be able to give
evidence in their home city on the petition calling for a royal commission into
the 10-year-old child abuse case.
2003-0823 - Newstalk ZB - New
hope for Ellis supporters
Peter Ellis supporters are
pinning their hopes on a hearing by parliament's justice select committee
into the conviction of the former Christchurch Civic Creche worker.
2003-0823 - Dominion
Post - Give Ellis a break
by
Kelvin Brayshaw - The question of witness credibility seems to have been
settled without much fuss in [the female workers'] cases. Some of these
witnesses must have been the same people to give evidence against Mr
Ellis. Give him a break.
2003-0823 - Dominion
Post - Easier now to investigate
by
Richard Christie - Tom's vivid memories might now be put before a royal
inquiry. He is no longer an inarticulate infant. As a young man his vivid
memories of black leather, witches' hats and laundry chutes should make
powerful testimony indeed. Due to the vividness of his memories, it should
prove an easy matter to cross-examine and verify the veracity of much more
besides.
2003-0823 - Dominion
Post - Flamboyant, not dangerous
by
J Hayes - It was not sexual abuse. .....It took months to get the
"evidence". The case needs to be looked at with fresh eyes. It needs to be reviewed by someone who is
totally independent of the present judiciary.
2003-0823 - Dominion
Post - Dismayed by Hood's dismay
by
Pye Bowden - As a therapist in the so-called "sex abuse industry",
I had to have years of training and experience before I was considered
qualified to practice. From this background, I watch in amazement as Hood
tells the children that they did not experience what they know they did
experience. In fact, it is highly unlikely that thoughts can be implanted on
such a scale, in children from loving and stable backgrounds.
2003-0822 - The Press - Ellis case
by Kurt Burrows - For months supporters of Peter Ellis have attacked
innocent children and spread rumour and doubt upon their ability to tell it
like it is. Finally, in frustration, these very same children and their
supportive families have been forced to revisit their torrid past in an
attempt to prove what has already been proven time and time again
2003-0822 - The Press -
Ellis undecided on appeal
NZPA - Convicted child molester Peter Ellis' lawyer says Ellis has still not
decided whether he will appeal to the Privy Council. Dunedin lawyer Judith
Ablett Kerr, QC, admitted last night the prospect of a Royal Commission into
the case had caused Ellis to hesitate.
2003-0822 -
Otago Daily Times - Ellis undecided on Privy Council
NZPA - Dunedin lawyer Judith Ablett Kerr, QC, said last night the prospect of
a Royal Commission into the case had caused Ellis to hesitate. "This
Privy Council application is something that has always been floating in the
background," she said on Face to Face with Kim Hill
2003-0822
- Newstalk ZB - Ellis committee may meet in Christchurch
A Parliamentary Committee that will hear a petition in support of
child abuser Peter Ellis could hold hearings in Christchurch.
2003-0822 - NZ
Herald - Ellis hesitates over Privy Council
Judith Ablett Kerr, QC, said last night on TV1's Face to Face with Kim
Hill that the prospect of a Royal Commission into the case had caused Ellis
to hesitate.
2003-0822
- Dominion Post - `Bizarre behaviour' in creche children
Refer to Press report
2003-0822
- The Press - Creche children's conduct 'bizarre'
by Anna Claridge - A child behavioural worker says she spotted bizarre
behaviour trends in Christchurch Civic Creche children well before creche
worker Peter Ellis was arrested for abuse. Judy Berger says she worked with
11 former creche children once they reached school age – none of whom
testified in the Ellis trial.
2003-0821 - The Press -
Campaign a form of abuse
by Rosemary McLeod - What began as a protest against a supposed witch
hunt has taken a turn for the worst.
It's starting to look like a witch hunt itself. I wrote last week
about the Peter Ellis campaign, before two of his victims spoke out, compellingly,
in defence of themselves. This is a strange irony. Ellis stands convicted of
serious sexual abuse of a number of children, yet it is he who has become the
focus of sympathetic attention while they are branded as liars.
2003-0821 - The Press -
Ellis Case
by
David Dawe - If Peter Ellis is a homosexual and a paedophile he would be an
unusual person. Of all the paedophile cases reported in the media, I have
never seen a reference to a homosexual paedophile.
2003-0821 - The Press -
Ellis Case
by
B P Wall - We owe enormous gratitude to "Katrina" and
"Tom", and their parents, for what must have been a harrowing, but
we hope, a therapeutic experience for them. Perhaps the "Ellis is
innocent" campaigners will now retire while they still have some
dignity.
2003-0821 - The Press - In a
few words
by
Catherine Pratt - We admire Phil Goff
for standing firm in not having another enquiry.
2003-0821 -
Otago Daily Times - Ellis expert witness criticised
NZPA - An eminent child psychiatrist who helped convict Peter Ellis has been
blamed for causing a miscarriage of justice in another sex-abuse case.
Christchurch psychiatrist Karen Zelas was found by the Court of Appeal to
have "gratuitously" exceeded the scope of permissible expert
opinion
2003-0820 - NZ Herald
- The Ellis case
by Tim McKinnel - Ellis' victims are now being forced to relive their trauma
publicly because Dr Brash and people like him refuse to believe that an
intelligent, personable man can commit evil acts. Ellis' victims, and those
who have an objective view of this case, know they exist.
2003-0820
- Otago Daily Times - Child victim says Ellis' backers wrong
NZPA - A child victim in the Christchurch Civic Creche sex abuse case is
angry about criticism sparked by his first media interview.
2003-0820 -
Scoop - Crown letter the Ellis Jury never got to see
Press Release - Peter Ellis.org - A Crown letter the Peter Ellis jury never
got to see !!!! Read it with the
Nation here: www.peterellis.co.nz
2003-0820 - Dominion
Post - Brave young people
by
Judith McDougall - The words "dismayed" and "outraged"
used by author Lynley Hood (August 18) to describe her reaction to the former
Christchurch Civic Creche children who spoke out to verify their experience
of abuse from Peter Ellis raises the question of who is operating in a
climate of hysteria.
2003-0820 - Dominion
Post - Finally, I was heard
by
"Tom" - Thank you for publishing the article about my story. Linley
made it a lot easier for me to talk about some very painful and personal
information. Finally, I have felt heard and respected by the media.
2003-0820
- Dominion Post - Convinced by children
by
Robin Warnes - The evidence has become very clear. I hope the children who
have spoken out are granted the funding they deserve so they can attend the
parliamentary select committee hearing. Their courage in speaking out has to
be commended. Paedophiles are excellent manipulators and Ellis might be no
exception.
2003-0820 - NZ Herald -
Judges blame Ellis expert
NZPA - An eminent child psychiatrist who helped to convict Peter Ellis has
been blamed for causing a miscarriage of justice in another sex-abuse case.
Christchurch psychiatrist Karen Zelas was found by the Court of Appeal to
have "gratuitously" exceeded the scope of permissible expert
opinion
2003-0820
- The Press - Ellis case teen says Hood is 'just so wrong'
by
Matt Conway - A child complainant in the Christchurch Civic Creche sex abuse
case is angry about criticism sparked by his first media interview. Tom (not his
real name) says Dunedin author Lynley Hood is "just so wrong" in
her belief that former creche worker Peter Ellis was an innocent man wrongly
convicted........"I remember lots of it vividly," said Tom, who was
nearly three when he began attending the creche. "I stand by everything
I said when I was little. I didn't make anything up."
2003-0820 -
Waikato Times - Civic Creche case rings alarm bells
by Rosemary McLeod - (from The Press, 14 August)
2003-0819 - Dominion
Post - Unspeakable outrage
by
Una Cargill - Often, after enormous personal sacrifice, we have had
"crusaders" fighting to right a wrong or battle a principle. I am
confident that those who take up the cudgels for Peter Ellis will eventually
vindicate him. .......Like the Thomas case, I believe the Ellis court case to
be an unspeakable outrage.
2003-0819 - The
Press - Expert for Ellis case gets blame
by
Matt Conway - An eminent child psychiatrist who helped convict Peter Ellis
has been blamed for causing a miscarriage of justice in another sex-abuse
case. Christchurch psychiatrist Karen Zelas was found by the Court of Appeal
to have "gratuitously" exceeded the scope of permissible expert
opinion.
2003-0819 - The Press - Ellis case
by
Richard Christie - Rosemary McLeod's article on Peter Ellis (August 14)
contained factual errors.......... In such an emotionally charged case, it is
unfortunate that McLeod's column serves only to further the spread of
misinformation and inflame ill-informed biases.
2003-0818 - Dominion
Post - Feeling comfortable?
by Boudewyn Couprie - I take issue with your editorial (August 5) in which
you stated that the conviction of Peter Ellis must stand. Yes, the justice
system has repeatedly stated its position, that Ellis is guilty, as it did
with David Dougherty and twice with Arthur Allan Thomas. .......... Read the
website of the transcripts. Compare the evidence heard in court to that
withheld and ask, if it was you in the dock, would you feel as comfortable
with the outcome?
2003-0818 - Dominion Post - To
the point
by E Odinot - In your editorial ... you state that: "Sir Thomas, who
reported to Mr Goff two years ago, said Ellis had failed `by a distinct margin'
to prove his innocence". To prove his innocence? Could you please
explain?
2003-0818
- Otago Daily Times - Dunedin author hits out at complainants
by Staff reporters and NZPA - Dunedin author Lynley Hood is horrified children
whose evidence resulted in Peter Ellis' child-abuse convictions have stepped
up to reaffirm his guilt. Ms Hood, who attacked the case against Mr Ellis in
her book, A City Possessed , said
it was "outrageous" the complainants, now aged 17, felt compelled
to speak out while professionals involved in the case stayed silent.
2003-0818 -
The Press - Upset as Ellis case victims speak out
by
Matt Conway - Author Lynley Hood is horrified that children whose evidence
resulted in Peter Ellis' child-abuse convictions have stepped up to reaffirm
his guilt. Hood, who debunked the case
against Ellis in her book, A City Possessed, said it was
"outrageous" that child complainants felt compelled to speak out
while the professionals involved in the case stayed silent.
2003-0818 - Dominion
Post - Creche kids wrong, says Ellis author
Peter
Ellis defender Lynley Hood has attacked the credibility of the former creche
children who spoke out against the convicted child abuser in Saturday's
Dominion Post. Ms Hood says while the teenagers may believe what they are
saying, their memories are unreliable.
2003-0818
- Newstalk ZB - Teens stand by sexual abuse claims in Ellis case
Four
people who attended Christchurch Civic Creche as children when Peter Ellis
worked there want to attend any hearing. A number of teenagers who attended
the Christchurch Civic Creche as toddlers have told the Children's
Commissioner they will publicly stand by their stories of sexual abuse.
2003-0818 -
NZ Herald - Ellis abuse definitely real, says teen
One
of the key witnesses in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case is disputing claims
that his memory has been manipulated. The witness, now 17, was one of the
creche children whose evidence helped to convict Ellis of sex crimes 10 years
ago. Ellis has always protested his innocence, but after a decade the youth
has gone public to say he was definitely abused.
2003-0818 - NZ Herald - The Ellis
case
by
Jeffrey Masson and Emma Davies - Lynley Hood's response to our critique of
her book reveals just how comfortable she is distorting the truth. .....Hood
describes us both as "supporters of recovered memory therapy". What
has recovered memory to do with it?
.......Hood's letter reinforces our view that she is untrustworthy in
her analysis of the issues involved in child sexual abuse.
2003-0817 - One News
- Peter Ellis witness speaks out
One of the key witnesses in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case is disputing
claims his memory has been manipulated. Tom, which is not his real name, is
now 17 years old. He was one of the creche children whose evidence helped
convict Ellis of sex crimes 10 years ago. Ellis has always protested his
innocence. Tom, who maintains he was abused by Ellis, has never spoken
publicly about his allegations before. "I think it's just time - I
have to say something," he told One News.
2003-0817
- Sunday Star Times - Peter Ellis' appeal to Privy Council could be abandoned
by
Donna Chisholm - The Peter Ellis case may not now go to the Privy Council as
supporters fear Justice Minister Phil Goff will use further legal proceedings
as an excuse to shelve a petition seeking a commission of inquiry. The Sunday Star-Times understands Ellis has
discussed the prospect of halting the Privy Council bid with his counsel
Judith Ablett-Kerr, QC, in favour of the select committee due to start
considering the call for an inquiry this week.
2003-0817 - Sunday Star Times -
Put an end to the Ellis insanity
by
Alan Wilkinson - You are absolutely right (August 10) that the Ellis case
needs an investigator independent of the New Zealand judiciary. There is no
need for new evidence, simply for new and unbiased eyes to examine all of it
and finally put an end to this insanity and injustice. ......Justice
Williamson made a mess of both the Ellis and Bain cases by suppressing
evidence helpful to the defence.
2003-0817 -
Sunday Star Times - Justice doesn't count
by
Bill McMillan - The history of the Peter Ellis case tells me that protection
of a lucrative judicial infrastructure rates more highly than justice for the
individual.
2003-0817 - Sunday Star Times -
The bigger picture
by
Tessa Bowden - Father Paddy Thwaites
was the parish priest at Riccarton. He was convicted of sexual abuse in 1999
and served a prison sentence. He has always maintained his innocence. The
people who know him are aware of his innocence......Is the Ellis case part of
a larger and different picture over time than has been considered thus far?
2003-0817 -
Sunday Star Times - Out of Harry Potter
by
Jill Whitehead - How the Christchurch Civic Creche saga ever got to court is
quite incredible. To convict Peter Ellis on such trumped up, bizarre charges
is quite appalling and for a judge to disallow the jury from hearing all the
videotapes was an absolute disgrace...... If Phil Goff still thinks this case
does not need a further inquiry he is not the minister of justice this
country needs and should resign.
2003-0817 -
Sunday Star Times - Believing the Children
by
Dorothy Dean - Around the time Lynley Hood's book appeared, I heard her being
interviewed by Kim Hill. I formed an impression of an obsessed and bigoted
anti-feminist who will brook no opposition to her convictions. .......[Hood
has never been interviewed by Kim Hill - Sunday Star Times Editor]
2003-0816 - Listener -
Eichelbaum's report
by
Richard Christie - Aside from repeating his irrelevant call for new evidence,
Phil Goff places weight upon Sir Thomas Eichelbaum's conclusions in his
narrow inquiry into the Ellis case. Eichelbaum's inquiry is deeply flawed and
the flaws extend well beyond his terms of reference
2003-0816 - Waikato Times - Flim Flam
by Michael Easther -
Once more the public has
to face.... Doubts raised about the Ellis case.
The prosecution chose to use.... Those portions of the interviews .........
2003-0816 -
Dominion Post - ‘I am sick of being called a liar’
by Linley Boniface - A decade after the Christchurch Civic Creche sex
abuse trial, two of the children whose evidence has now been called into
question by supporters of Peter Ellis tell Linley Boniface why they feel
betrayed. ........ "It was good that our parents talked for us when we
were little, but we can speak up for ourselves now. We can do our own
talking," says Tom. "If Peter Ellis is reading this, I'd like him
to know that I'm not a scared little boy any longer."
2003-0816 -
Dominion Post - Creche case kids ask for legal aid
by Linley Boniface - Two teenagers who gave evidence in the
Christchurch Civic Creche child abuse case have asked for legal funding to
appear before the select committee looking into the controversy. The
teenagers, who break their 10-year silence to be interviewed exclusively in
The Dominion Post today, said it was unfair that convicted paedophile Peter
Ellis had the financial backing of wealthy supporters while they did not even
have a lawyer to speak on their behalf.
2003-0816 - TV1
Transcript - Brian Edwards with Lynley Hood
Transcript of an interview of Lynley Hood with Brian Edwards: (Programme:
Edwards at Large)
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