UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham Mail
by Jonny Greatrex, Sunday Mercury
Sep 16 2012
POLICE have finally revealed details of their probe into detectives accused of collusion with the Catholic Church during a paedophile priest case.
Officers who dealt with the hunt for, and trial of, Father James Robinson have been cleared of misconduct by West Midlands Police’s Professional Standards Department.
Robinson was jailed for 21 years in October 2010 for subjecting six boys to decades of horrific abuse.
The evil priest – who worked at parishes across the West Midlands – fled to America in 1985 after a victim went to the police.
The paedophile was living in California in 2009 when he was extradited back to the UK to stand trial.
His victims have repeatedly claimed Robinson was protected by West Midlands Police detectives in the 1980s, saying that they helped him to flee the country.
They also claimed witness statements were destroyed and illicit information passed to the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
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