Former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Nick Cowdery has accused
the NSW Police Force of being "party ... to a Catholic Church conspiracy
to thwart the criminal justice process".
The church's "blind reporting" of child sex allegations to police, with victims' details withheld, allowed church representatives to escape prosecution for concealing serious crimes "because it was colluded in by the Police Force", Mr Cowdery said in response to the Police Integrity Commission's Operation Protea report released on Friday.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/former-dpp-nicholas-cowdery-accuses-nsw-police-of-collusion-with-catholic-church-20150622-ghuqho.html
The church's "blind reporting" of child sex allegations to police, with victims' details withheld, allowed church representatives to escape prosecution for concealing serious crimes "because it was colluded in by the Police Force", Mr Cowdery said in response to the Police Integrity Commission's Operation Protea report released on Friday.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/former-dpp-nicholas-cowdery-accuses-nsw-police-of-collusion-with-catholic-church-20150622-ghuqho.html