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Allegations of Abuse
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A former Salvation Army captain
who is on trial at Timaru High Court for historical sex abuse charges, has
admitted four offences. The charges arise from the time
John Gainsford worked as the manager of Bramwell Booth Salvation Army
Children's Home in Temuka. The 69-year-old faces a total of
27 charges including rape, sexual violation and other indecencies against
young people who attended the children's home between 1973 and 1975. On Monday he pleaded guilty to
three charges of indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 12 and one
charge of inducing a girl to perform an indecent act. The trial for the remaining
charges is now underway |
