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Allegations of Abuse
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The Salvation Army admits it
should have acted differently over allegations of child sex abuse against a
former staff member. The admission follows the
conviction of former Salvation Army captain John Francis Gainsford on 22 of
23 historical child sex charges, from his time as manager of a children's
home in Temuka in the 1970s. A High Court jury convicted
Gainsford, 69, on Friday night and he will be sentenced in December. A spokesperson for the Salvation
Army, Major Ross Gower, says the organisation let down his victims. The victims are planning to take
further action against the Salvation Army over its failure to act on the
abuse
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