AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By court reporter Jamelle Wells
Some of the most senior police in New South Wales will give evidence at a public inquiry into child sex abuse and the Catholic Church.
NSW deputy crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen is overseeing the inquiry, which begins tomorrow.
It will look at how the church handled complaints about former priests Denis McAlinden and Jim Fletcher in the Hunter area.
The men have since died but when giving an overview of the inquiry in February, Ms Cunneen said they “victimised” children and it appears that “collective responsibility” to take action against them was ignored.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell set up the inquiry after Hunter Chief Inspector Peter Fox appeared on the ABC’s Lateline program.
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