AUSTRALIA
The Australian
DAN BOX From: The Australian May 08, 2013
A NSW MP and former police officer who successfully prosecuted a pedophile priest in the state’s Hunter Valley has denied claims the force interfered with investigations into the Catholic church.
Giving evidence to the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry this morning, Troy Grant explicitly denied claims by a serving detective, Peter Fox, that he once claimed a “Catholic mafia” existed within the police.
“It’s (a phrase) that obviously grabs attention. It’s one that I’m sure I would remember ever saying, it’s one that nobody who knows me would expect me to say,” Mr Grant said.
“I have never had any reason to report any type of activity that would be perceived to be any form of Catholic mafia or any interference from the police force at any time,” he said.
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