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A Presbyterian group is
refusing to deal with at least 14 people who claim they were sexually abused
at a Wellington children's home if they have hired a lawyer or gone public
with their claims. Presbyterian Support
Services spokesman Trevor Roberts said former residents who engaged a lawyer
or spoke to the media would have to prove their claims in court. At least 14 former
residents of a Presbyterian Support children's home in Berhampore went to
police last year with claims that they were sexually abused during the 1950s
and 60s by the home's head of social services, Walter Lake, an OBE and
justice of the peace. Police have confirmed
they were poised to charge Lake with multiple sex crimes when he died on
November 21, aged 84. |
