Name suppression expired for a former Salvation Army officer today when he appeared in court on historic charges of indecency against young girls dating back to his time at a Temuka children's home.
Raymond Vince, 63, has been charged with four counts of indecency against girls under the
age of 12, which allegedly occurred when he worked at the Salvation Army's Bramwell Booth children's home between 1977 and 1981.
Levin Detective Constable Marianne Whitfield said police became aware of the potential offending last year when two people made allegations against him.
Vince resigned from the Salvation Army in 1997 and has since worked as a drug and alcohol counsellor, most recently for Mid Central Health.
He appeared in Levin District Court this morning and was remanded on bail to reappear on May 28 to enter a plea.
Police said they expected to receive further complaints and were continuing to investigate the allegations.
They would like to hear from anyone with information.
In late 2006, a former Salvation Army officer was jailed for 10 years on historic sex abuse charges relating to the same children's home.
John Francis Gainsford, 69, was sentenced on three charges of rape and 22 sexual indecency charges, against girls under 12-years-old.
The charges arose from events at the Bramwell Booth children's home between 1973 and 1975, where Gainsford was a Salvation Army captain.
He resigned from the Salvation Army in 1983 after repeated allegations of "impropriety".
Ms Whitfield said the allegations against the two men were separate and they had not been at the school at the same time.
- NZPA
