AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
By STEPHEN RYAN May 16, 2013
THE state’s most senior sex crimes detective told an inquiry this morning that the investigation into sexual abuse cover-ups within the Catholic Church was a shining example to other investigators.
Detective Inspector Paul Jacob said the brief of evidence prepared by Newcastle detectives in 2010 and 2011 was ‘‘amazing’’ and was an example to other investigators, a Special Commission of Inquiry has heard.
Detective Jacob echoed many of the sentiments of former Newcastle crime manager Brad Tayler, who finished testifying on Wednesday.
Mr Tayler described suggestions that the investigation was a sham and was set up to fail as ‘‘disgusting’’.
Detective Jacob described the claims this morning as ‘‘offensive in the extreme’’ and ‘‘detrimental to the morale’’ of Newcastle police.
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