AUSTRALIA
Maitland Mercury
By Elle Watson June 25, 2013
“Bad blood” and internal politics were ongoing in the NSW Police Force at the time a Strike Force was established to investigate concealment of alleged sexual abuse by the Catholic Church, a Special Commission of Inquiry has heard this morning.
Newcastle Herald journalist Joanne McCarthy said Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told her about internal issues in 2010, before the establishment of Strike Force Lantle.
“It was obvious that there were internal political issues, I didn’t want to buy into them,” Ms McCarthy said.
“My obligation to the victims was to make sure they were looked after by police … How police handled the investigation was up to police.”
She said Det Chief Insp Fox indicated in emails sent in 2010 he was “desperately keen” to investigate matters of concealment by the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese.
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