Tasmania Police was handed credible evidence that a man working as a children's nurse had been discussing child abuse online, years before he was charged — but nothing was done because it was 'filed inappropriately'.
"I recall there being about four or so entries sporadically over a period of years where he did come to attention for concerning behaviours," he told the commission.
Senior Constable Hindle said a search of Griffin's address didn't reveal any corroborating material and so the investigation was dropped — but it was in the system, with a note that Griffin had "above average ability to encrypt his data".The report came from Child and Family Services, who declined to tell police who the notifier was. It was left there.
Finally, in 2015, there had been credible evidence provided by the Australian Federal Police that Griffin had been discussing child abuse and child exploitation online. "It wasn't done out of malice, it was done out of not paying the particular attention — again, that's not acceptable."That included an informal conversation withMs Pearn had always believed there would be a record of it in case anyone came forward in the future.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Police offer $1 million reward for information about the mysterious murder of Geelong manA $1 million reward has been put up to try to uncover information about the mysterious disappearance of a Geelong man, who police are confident was murdered. 9News
Read more »
Chicago parade attacker evaded capture by fleeing scene in women’s clothing, police sayThe death toll from Chicago's Independence Day shooting has risen, as authorities say the suspect evaded police for hours by dressing in women's clothing and blending into the fleeing crowd.
Read more »
Police say group who prayed while girl was dying had ‘differing views’A tight-knit religious group in Queensland had “differing views” to “quite a number of things” before several members were arrested over the alleged murder of an eight-year-girl, police say.
Read more »
Highland Park shooting suspect charged with murder as police reveal past threat against familyRobert Crimo, 21, faces seven counts of first-degree murder after Fourth of July massacre
Read more »
Police charge 40yo man over 2014 alleged murder of Kirra-Lea McLoughlinThe man will face Brisbane Magistrates Court today over the 2014 alleged murder of Queensland woman Kirra-Lea McLoughlin.
Read more »
AFP joins hunt for Australian kingpin behind 50kg drug haul: Bali policeBali police’s top drug investigator has met with AFP officers and says they will help in the search for a suspect identified as “A”.
Read more »