AUSTRALIA
ABC Central Victoria
By ABC Bendigo
Former Victoria police detective Dennis Ryan spoke to Central, Western and North Western Victoria Mornings presenter Nicole Chvastek about the state government parliamentary inquiry into clergy sexual abuse.
Days after the state government announced an inquiry into clergy sexual abuse, former Mildura police officer Dennis Ryan says a parliamentary inquiry isn’t equipped to investigate the issue.
The inquiry was announced after dozens of suicides were linked to abuse by members of the Catholic clergy.
“A royal commission without a doubt would be best of all but that would never ever be agreed upon because the depth of a royal commission would be such that it would tarnish many people.”
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