AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
November 10, 2012
Sean Nicholls, Josephine Tovey
A SPECIAL commission of inquiry with the powers of a royal commission will examine claims of interference in police investigations of alleged paedophile priests in the Hunter region and could lead to a state-wide examination of clergy child sex abuse.
The inquiry, announced by the Premier, Barry O’Farrell, on Friday, will be headed by the NSW deputy senior Crown prosecutor, Margaret Cunneen. It comes amid calls for the resignation of the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, over the way he has handled the issue.
”What I’m determined to do is ensure those who have robbed young children of their futures are brought to justice,” Mr O’Farrell said.
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