Howard Temple, 85. Photo: The Press/Kai Schwoerer
The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale is appealing his imprisonment for abusing girls and young women at the community.
Howard Temple, 85, was on Friday afternoon jailed for more than two years for sexually assaulting six girls and young women at the West Coast Christian community over 20 years up to 2022.
However, his lawyer Michael Vesty has confirmed Temple is appealing his sentence.
Judge Raoul Neave has granted him bail while awaiting the appeal.
No date has been for the appeal in the High Court.
His victims said Temple held a God-like position in Gloriavale and abused that power for his own sexual gratification.
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