Gloriavale leaders recently came under fire for having a sexual and physical assault policy that offered offenders three chances to repent before being reported to police. The school’s principal, Faithful Pilgrim, also stood down from his role and allowed his teaching registration to lapse after an investigation was launched into whether he failed to keep pupils safe. The investigation includes whether Pilgrim allowed a teacher, Just Standfast, to continue practising after it was alleged he sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl in 2012. The offending only came to light after the girl s father laid a complaint to police in 2018 when he left the community. The court heard that Pilgrim was told about the allegations in 2012.