An inquiry has been set up to find out if there was misconduct by New South Wales police in dealings with the Catholic Church over abuse complaints. The Police Integrity Commission in New South Wales will conduct a public hearing in Sydney on October 13. The investigation was ordered after the ABC and a Green Read more
The Catholic Church in New South Wales believed it had a secrecy deal with police that allowed it to withhold information about paedophile priests, newly released documents show. Church leaders thought they had struck a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with police about what information would be handed over. The unsigned draft memorandum said: “Church authorities Read more