sentenced to 10 months\u2019 home detention<\/a> after he admitted one charge each of committing an indecent act on a young person and possessing an intimate visual recording, and two charges of making an intimate visual recording.<\/p>\nA court summary said Bell put a hidden camera in a bathroom of a home, capturing images of naked people between 2014 and 2020. One of the victims was a girl aged 11-13 and others were in their teens.<\/p>\n
Videos of them were found on Bell\u2019s laptop, Open Justice reported.<\/p>\n
A Just Zilch volunteer, who RNZ has agreed not to name because of worries they would lose their position at the charity, said Bell hadn\u2019t caused problems with his behaviour there.<\/p>\n
But they felt his presence around vulnerable people \u2013 volunteers and people who received food donations \u2013 was a concern. They said young people would also volunteer at Just Zilch and work at its Featherston St location, in central Palmerston North, at the same time as Bell.<\/p>\n
The volunteer was told by a fellow charity worker who Bell was and to Google the Open Justice story, which was also published on the RNZ website.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like, \u2018Oh my god\u2019. I knew I had seen that story. I knew when I saw him that I knew him from somewhere, but I couldn\u2019t think where.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe makes no secret of the fact he\u2019s ex-Army, but there\u2019s no story as to why he gave up the Army.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasically, every day I do a shift the Army comes up in conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another former volunteer told RNZ they wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable with Bell\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n
In a statement to RNZ, Just Zilch board chairwoman Angela Rowan said: \u201cWhile we\u2019re unable to comment on individual Just Zilch employees or volunteers because of privacy reasons, given the nature of these concerns it is incredibly important to us that they are addressed properly in a way that respects all people involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe safety of our volunteers, employees and clients is a non-negotiable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe balance our obligations to our people with our kaupapa and mission to minimise waste and support food security in our community, while upholding our values of kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga, without judgment, and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
RNZ asked about the charity\u2019s policies and procedures for vetting volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have identified ways to improve how we onboard people, and are working with professional advisers to support this mahi,\u201d Rowan said.<\/p>\n
Open Justice reported that Bell was no longer working for the Army by the time he was sentenced.<\/p>\n
He could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
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