AUSTRALIA
Maitland Mercury
By ELLE WATSON May 17, 2013
The state’s most senior sex crimes detective has dismissed police whistleblower Peter Fox’s claim that Strike Force Lantle was a sham – describing the comment as “offensive in the extreme” and “detrimental” to the morale of police who investigated allegations of a Catholic Church sexual abuse cover up.
Under cross-examination at the Commission of Inquiry, NSW Sex Crimes Squad manager Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who provided consultancy to Lantle investigators, said they compiled an “amazing” brief of evidence.
“[It is] offensive and I feel sorry for the police who have invested huge swathes of their time to investigate the matter,” Inspector Jacob said.
He said Inspector Fox’s belief that the investigation should have been given to more senior detectives was unfounded.
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