AUSTRALIA
Port Lincoln Times
By Dan Harrison
Nov. 9, 2012
Coalition frontbencher Joe Hockey has argued against a royal commission on sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, warning a public inquiry would further traumatise victims.
Mr Hockey was responding to calls from a senior serving NSW police officer who has alleged the church covers up for paedophile priests, hinders police investigation and destroys evidence to prevent prosecutions.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox’s comments, in a letter to NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell in which he calls for a royal commission, mirror police submissions to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse in the church.
“Many police are frustrated by this sinister behaviour, which will continue until someone stops it,” he wrote.
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