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Allegations of Abuse
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The Crown embarked on the second
day of witness testimony on Tuesday in the trial of a former Salvation Army
captain on historical sexual abuse charges. John Gainsford pleaded guilty to
four charges in the Timaru High Court on Monday, including three of
indecently assaulting girls under 12. The 69-year-old is facing a
further 23 charges involving seven complainants from the time he worked at
the Bramwell Booth Salvation Army Children's Home at Temuka in the 1970s. Prosecutor Tim Gresson told the
court he intends to call on the complainants over the next few days plus
others at the home at the time.
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