Conviction 09 | Twists

The High Court trial into child abuse at the Christchurch Civic
Creche begins on Monday, 26 April, 1993. Peter Ellis is charged
with 28 counts against 13 children.


This series was first released on October 2023.


To see more images and details about Peter Ellis and the
series, vist the RNZ website here.


Peter Ellis's friends rally round to help him scrub up his image
and the trial begins.


As the High Court trial opens, Peter Ellis finds himself before a
conservative Catholic judge and a compromised jury with personal
connections to some of the complainants.


The tension and divisions this case has engendered has serious
consequences.


Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details