Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:57 am
Historical rape claims against Liberal are a problem for Scott Morrison
The allegation that a serving Liberal allegedly raped a teenager in the 1980s is a shocking claim that is now impossible for police to investigate.
The woman is dead. The allegations centre around events that happened more than 30 years ago, before the Liberal entered politics.
Exactly one year ago, NSW Police established Strike Force Wyndarra to investigate the claims. She met with detectives from the NSW Police Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad in February 2020 to reveal that she had been raped by the man.
But those investigations were suspended after she took her own life in June, 2020.
It is a wicked problem for the Prime Minister because it is highly unlikely that the police can properly investigate. The key witness for the prosecution is dead. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has called for the police to be able to do their job. But they can’t. The idea that police can resolve this matter — or anyone can — is a false hope.
But her friends were not prepared to let the dead woman’s claims die with her. That’s why her supporters including lawyers and business leaders took up her case after her death, insisting on a coronial inquiry and writing to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison detailing historical rape allegations.
The allegation that a serving Liberal allegedly raped a teenager in the 1980s is a shocking claim that is now impossible for police to investigate.
The woman is dead. The allegations centre around events that happened more than 30 years ago, before the Liberal entered politics.
Exactly one year ago, NSW Police established Strike Force Wyndarra to investigate the claims. She met with detectives from the NSW Police Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad in February 2020 to reveal that she had been raped by the man.
But those investigations were suspended after she took her own life in June, 2020.
It is a wicked problem for the Prime Minister because it is highly unlikely that the police can properly investigate. The key witness for the prosecution is dead. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has called for the police to be able to do their job. But they can’t. The idea that police can resolve this matter — or anyone can — is a false hope.
But her friends were not prepared to let the dead woman’s claims die with her. That’s why her supporters including lawyers and business leaders took up her case after her death, insisting on a coronial inquiry and writing to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison detailing historical rape allegations.