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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Peter Ellis' convictions quashed: Complainant's aunt reacts
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:20
	Publish Date:		2022-10-07 04:33:00
	Description:		The aunt of one of the first complainants in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case accepts the legal process was flawed, but believes the former teacher is still guilty. The child in her family was interviewed by police, but was not one of the seven who Ellis was convicted of abusing. Today the Supreme Court quashed Peter Ellis' child abuse convictions, for two main reasons: flawed evidence from an expert witness resulted in a substantial miscarriage of justice, and the jury was not properly informed about the significant risk the child complainants evidence could be contaminated, including from the parents. Lisa Owen asked the aunt how her and other families were dealing with the court ruling. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6313393951112
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