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Allegations of Abuse
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The jury in the high court trial
of a former Salvation Army captain in Timaru is expected to retire on Friday
to consider its verdicts. John Gainsford is defending 23 sex
abuse charges dating back to his time as the manager of the Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army Children's Home in Temuka in the 1970s. Eight complainants have given
evidence against the 69-year-old throughout the two week trial. The judge will sum up the case on
Friday morning
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