Episode 4 of the Newsroom podcast Peter Ellis, the creche case and me delves into the belief in an ever-expanding ring of sex abusers.
In never-before-heard interviews, this gripping new series takes you inside one of New Zealand’s most controversial legal cases, when a kind of madness gripped Christchurch, resulting in a miscarriage of justice that would take 30 years to put right.
Peter Ellis, the creche case & me is an 8-part Newsroom Investigates video series and podcast presented by Melanie Reid. WATCH THE SERIES OR LISTEN TO EPISODE 4 BELOW or on your favourite podcast app, including Apple and Spotify
The belief that a ring of child sex abusers made up of a young gay creche worker and four women living normal suburban lives seizes the imaginations of Christchurch’s establishment. Police raid the homes of the women, trawling a backyard goldfish pond, climbing up into roofs and emptying family board games, before arresting and charging them with a raft of offences.
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