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2005-1007 - NZ Herald - Man faces
children's home charges
A former Salvation Army officer appeared in the North Shore District Court
yesterday charged with two sex offences dating back to the 1970s when he
worked in a children's home. The man, whose identity has been suppressed, is
due to appear in court again on October 20
2005-0506 - Timaru Herald
- Police probing abuse by Salvation Army
by Rhonda Markby - Timaru police are investigating historical abuse
allegations against staff at the Salvation Army's Temuka children's home in
the 1970s. The army's New Zealand secretary general Colonel Robin Forsyth
yesterday confirmed at least some of the five people who had gone to the
church 20 months ago alleging abuse at the Bramwell Booth home had laid a
complaint with the police
2005-0506 - One News - Historic
abuse claims investigated
Timaru Police are investigating five allegations of historical abuse against
staff at the Salvation Army's Temuka Children's Home. Salvation Army
spokesperson Robin Forsyth says four men and one woman are alleging they were
physically or sexually abused at the Bramwell Booth Childrens Home in the
1970s. At this stage, neither the police nor the Salvation Army are
discussing the individual details of the complaints
2005-0419 - NZ Herald - Sallies
challenged over abuse claim figures
Former residents of Salvation Army children’s homes at the centre of historic
abuse claims say the church has not settled the majority of claims and some
are considering taking civil action. Salvation Army spokesman Major Alistair
Herring has said most claims made by former residents of the homes had been
settled. He made the comment in reference to a $21,125 payout the Salvation
Army had offered double murderer Gresham Marsh, who is serving a life
sentence for murdering elderly Waikato couple John and Josie Harrisson in
1994.
2005-0419 - NZ Herald -
Double murderer suffers broken ankle in bingo row
Police are investigating an assault on double murderer Gresham Marsh after he
was allegedly assaulted by another inmate at Rangipo Prison. The Herald
revealed this week that Marsh was offered more than $20,000 from the
Salvation Army for abuse he allegedly suffered as a child
2005-0418 - Waikato Times -
Claims killer paid $20,000 compensation
by Simon O'Rourke - Waikato double-murderer Gresham Marsh, who is due to
appear before the parole board in September, is reported to have been offered
more than $20,000 from the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army is to pay the money on the back of a claim by Marsh
that he is one of 36 people to have suffered abuse as a child while staying
in the church's care.
2005-0418 - NZ Herald -
Salvation Army offers killer $20,000 to change ID
by Nicola Boyes - The Salvation Army has offered double-murderer Gresham
Marsh more than $20,000 - to have his tattoos removed, to change his name and
to receive counselling for abuse he allegedly suffered as a child. Marsh, one
of New Zealand’s most notorious criminals, whose murder of a rural Waikato
couple helped to introduce the term "home invasion" into the New
Zealand vocabulary, is one of 36 people who claimed to have been abused in
the church’s homes as a child.
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