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By Dan Cox, ABC
Updated May 13, 2013
A senior New South Wales policeman has denied being concerned about the reputation of senior Catholic clergy in the Hunter Valley when deciding not to investigate some child sexual abuse allegations.
Detective Inspector Dave Waddell has given evidence at the Special Commission of Inquiry.
He was the crime manager at the Lake Macquarie Local Area Command near Newcastle when Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox claims he was told to stop investigating child sexual abuse by two priests in the area.
Detective Inspector Waddell said the claims were important and serious but not urgent.
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