A ''Catholic mafia'' within the ranks of Newcastle police colluded
with church leaders to cover up sex abuse in the Maitland-Newcastle
diocese, an inquiry into the abuse has been told.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the inquiry on Monday that while on leave his office had been raided, he and other police had been pulled off investigations into the alleged cover-up of child sex abuse and a colleague told him about a ''Catholic mafia'' within the ranks of Newcastle police.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-colluded-with-priests-says-detective-20130506-2j3me.html
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox told the inquiry on Monday that while on leave his office had been raided, he and other police had been pulled off investigations into the alleged cover-up of child sex abuse and a colleague told him about a ''Catholic mafia'' within the ranks of Newcastle police.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-colluded-with-priests-says-detective-20130506-2j3me.html