I've talked about the Christian cult community Gloriavale from New Zealand a few times on here, particularly the 2015 three part docuseries that's on Amazon (there are 2 other docs by a NZ director and news network that I'm dying to watch but they're not available here 😭). i found out today that Pearl and Paul Valor from the documentary got out!!!
Not only did they get out but they're suing the elders with some other ex-members over a *ton* of rights violations. the last straw for the Valors was that Paul developed a seizure disorder that no one took seriously for like, 6 months. I'm watching a little of Pearl's testimony and she says that even accused him of faking his seizures.
So that's lead me down a whole new rabbit hole of this trial, but I know a few people here have watched the doc so I wanted to share that! They were the first couple married in the series and I remember their courting process was so awkward lol and the last I'd heard they'd had quite a few kids so I'd lost hope. but it makes me so happy to hear that their whole family is out and I hope they take the elders for all they're worth.
