<p>As more and more children came forward with claims of sexual abuse, we ask whether international events were influencing the case in Christchurch.</p><p><em>This series was first released on 29 September 2023.</em></p><p><strong>To see more images and details about Peter Ellis and the series, vist the RNZ <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/conviction-the-christchurch-civic-creche-case"><a href="https://shorthand.radionz.co.nz/e6255440-238e-47c9-81d5-8efa847a4a2b/index.html">website here.</a></a></strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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 No one speaks to Peter - withdrawn, now unemployed and stunned by the accusations. </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/motive?share=1d1f0c7a-abc3-49ce-969e-b1da1176df9b">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>