Church Abuse Inquiry Reaching Midway Point

ABC News
June 28, 2013

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-28/church-abuse-inquiry-reaching-midway-point/4786634

One of the Hunter Valley's top female detectives is today expected to give evidence at a New South Wales inquiry into child sexual abuse by the Catholic Church.

The first stage of the Special Commission is expected to wrap up this morning.

It is looking into claims by policeman Peter Fox that he was told by senior colleagues to stop investigating two Catholic priests.

Senior police officers, including Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, have given evidence over three weeks of public hearings in Newcastle.

It is expected the inquiry will this morning hear from Newcastle's Local Area Commander, Superintendent John Gralton, and Detective Sergeant Kristi Faber.

She has been involved in several high-profile cases, including the child sex and drugs investigation of disgraced former Swansea MP Milton Orkopoulos.

The second part of the inquiry is expected to start on Monday, and will look at how the church handled the complaints and allegations that church officials did not co-operate with police.