Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has been investigated for assaulting a woman, yet despite his admission he used force, police will not charge him. Police documents, seen by Stuff, show the woman told police that Temple grabbed her around the back of the neck and shoulders. In the ensuing struggle her head hit the ground and while she was on the ground a Gloriavale woman pulled her hair so hard her eyes watered. TVNZ The isolated Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast. Witnesses from the community told police they saw a "struggle" between Temple and the woman as he tried to remove her from the community.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2020 06:11 UTC