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It's not that there was any collusion, you understand, it's just that at the most senior levels of the force everyone independently did what they understood needed to be done
The report did not find that the senior officers colluded in the way in which they responded to the complaints, but it did conclude that there was serious misconduct by a "significant number of very senior officers" and other senior police employees that had "undermined the integrity of the organisation as a whole". "Those findings were made in respect of, among others, the then Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, two Assistant Commissioners, and a Detective Superintendent." The IPCA said police failed to act on the allegations the woman made, and instead focused only on her actions. There should have been parallel, but connected investigations. This did not occur until well after she had been charged. "In essence, police officers and employees dealing with the matters displayed an inability to balance a proper concern for Mr McSkimming and his family in relation to the harassing emails, with the need to consider that the emails contained complaints of potential misconduct by Mr McSkimming that needed to be investigated."
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Sounds like several heads need to roll, is what I'm saying
It wasn't until October 2024, that the police notified the IPCA. It was then, the authority said that senior officers made attempts to influence its investigation. "Those attempts were perceived by some others within police as an attempt to bring the investigation to a rapid and premature conclusion so as not to intersect with the Commissioner appointment process and jeopardise McSkimming's prospects of being appointed as the next Commissioner of Police." McSkimming was placed on "special leave" as the IPCA began its investigation in November. The following month, police began a criminal investigation into that allegation. McSkimming was formally suspended on 23 December. It was during that investigation that police found the objectionable material on his work devices and a second criminal investigation
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Link to a non pay walled description of how the cops dealt with serious complaints, by a woman police staffer, against a top cop bsky.app/profile/rnzr...
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM