AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By the National Reporting Team’s Lorna Knowles
A senior NSW police officer engaged in misconduct by failing to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse raised during regular meetings with the Catholic Church, the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has found.
In a report tabled in Parliament late yesterday, the PIC concluded that Inspector Beth Cullen had a conflict of interest by sitting on an internal church advisory panel, known as the Professional Standards Resource Group (PSRG).
This was because she had failed to act on multiple allegations of child sexual abuse raised in the group meetings — in breach of her duty as a police officer.
The Commission noted that while Inspector Cullen had acted in good faith, her misconduct was “not trivial”.
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