AUSTRALIA
Sky News
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must immediately launch an investigation into elite pedophile rings in Australia, says a survivors’ network for people abused by priests.
The call follows a claim by Liberal senator Bill Heffernan that he has a police list which names 28 prominent people, including a former prime minister, as suspected pedophiles.
The senator didn’t name names but on Tuesday called on Attorney-General George Brandis to expand the child abuse royal commission to include the legal fraternity.
Nicky Davis, the leader of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) said the government should immediately announce a thorough investigation of elite pedophile rings in Australia, similar to one already underway in the UK.
Senator Heffernan’s revelations came as no surprise to many survivors of child sexual abuse, Ms Davis said in a statement early on Wednesday.
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