Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns as Overseeing Shepherd
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The Press/Kai Schwoerer
Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has resigned as Overseeing Shepherd after being convicted of sexual offending against girls and women at the West Coast Christian community.
The 85-year-old has been replaced by Stephen Standfast.
Temple pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including five of indecent assault, just days into a judge-alone trial in Greymouth last month.
He is on bail ahead of his sentencing.
Temple became Overseeing Shepherd in 2018 after the death of the community's founder Hopeful Christian.
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