# Conviction 03 | The Perfect Storm

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Podcast: [Motive: The Lost](https://stenobird.com/podcast/motive-conviction-7551469)
Published: 2026-04-06T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/motive?share=1d1f0c7a-abc3-49ce-969e-b1da1176df9b
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Duration seconds: 2981

## Resource

As more and more children came forward with claims of sexual abuse, we ask whether international events were influencing the case in Christchurch. This series was first released on 29 September 2023. To see more images and details about Peter Ellis and the series, vist the RNZ website here. As in similar cases a few years earlier in the US and Australia, rumours of ritual satanic abuse emerge amidst a rising tide of moral panic swirling around the beleaguered creche. A second child makes an accusation and police activity amps up interviewing parents and engaging an expert to interview children. No one speaks to Peter - withdrawn, now unemployed and stunned by the accusations. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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