AUSTRALIA
7 News
ABC
BY COURT REPORTER CANDICE MARCUS
March 20, 2014
Police officers investigating a paedophile ring in South Australia were angered at the decision to prematurely shut down the inquiry, a royal commission has heard.
The inquiry into sexual abuse of children who went to St Ann’s Special School in Adelaide has heard the police investigation was closed in 1993.
Detective Senior Sergeant Walter Conte said no reason was given for closing the inquiry, but he had assumed it was due to a lack of resources.
“I know there was a lot of anger in the room about the decision because there was still a lot of exhibits that needed to be rationalised,” he said.
“Certainly there was room for a continued task force at that time. I think hence people were justifiably angry at the management decision to stop at that stage.
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