The Catholic Church tried to strike an agreement with
New South Wales Police that would have helped shut down investigations
into paedophile priests and placed police in breach of the Crimes Act.
Police
records, accessed under freedom of information laws by Greens MP David
Shoebridge, show two attempts were made to finalise memorandums of
understanding (MOUs) between police and the church over how to deal with
complaints of sexual and physical abuse by Catholic Church personnel.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-03/catholic-church-tried-to-strike-deal-with-police-over-child-sex/4997774