Sex abuse commission: We got it wrong on paedophile priest, say police

By Beau Donelly
Updated December 3 2015 - 11:08am, first published 10:08am
Assistant Police Commissioner Stephen Fontana told the commission that paedophile priest Peter Searson should have been charged with indecent assault. Photo: Penny Stephens
Assistant Police Commissioner Stephen Fontana told the commission that paedophile priest Peter Searson should have been charged with indecent assault. Photo: Penny Stephens

A paedophile priest who forced a young girl against his erect penis and made her kiss him inside a confessional had committed no offences, according to Victoria Police at the time.

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