AUSTRALIA
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By Dan Cox, ABC
Updated May 8, 2013
A former New South Wales policeman turned state MP has denied describing some senior Hunter Valley officers as the “Catholic Mafia”.
Nationals MP for the state seat of Dubbo Troy Grant has given evidence on the third day of the Special Commission of Inquiry into how New South Wales Police and the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese handled allegations of child sexual abuse by two priests.
Previously Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox said Mr Grant described senior officers as the “Catholic Mafia” because they are “aligned to the church”.
But Mr Grant has told the court that the phrase grabs attention, and he would remember it if he had used it.
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