Liam watched as his mother was abused by his police officer stepfather for three years. He says a probe into the force's handling of the case has left him struggling with fresh trauma.
Michelle alleges Acting Senior Sergeant Gallagher and another officer called her and said she should not put accusations like that in writing.
On Friday July 6, after Michelle learned that John may be intending to return to their home, she sent text messages to Acting Senior Sergeant Gallagher revealing a history of violence against her and her two children."There's been agro and assaults going on for months & ive been excusing it because of the PTSD."
"In respect of IBAC observation of potential obscuring behaviours by Acting Senior Sergeant Sean Gallagher … in response to the initial incident, I recommend a separate file be created and allocated for investigation by PSC," the report stated. Victoria Police said it could not "comment on the specifics of the allegations outlined due to matters before the court".in the Supreme Court of Victoria over how their case was handled.In a letter dated December 24, 2021, Inspector Woodyatt found all three allegations against Acting Senior Sergeant Gallagher could not be substantiated.They were shocked when they saw the findings.
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