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Former members of the Gloriavale Christian Community say the secretive sect is cracking under pressure - and they want it shut down.
Its leader, Howard Temple, appeared in the Greymouth District Court yesterday, pleading not guilty to multiple charges of indecent assault and doing an indecent act.
As Ashleigh McCaull reports, this is just the latest court case faced by Gloriavale's leadership.
