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THE State Government said yesterday that legal authorities had confirmed child pornography charges against 30 people will continue, following earlier claims a police bungle might allow them to walk free. A spokeswoman for Police Minister John Watkins said the Crown Solicitor had backed NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney's assertion that charges would proceed. The Crown Solicitor has tonight confirmed the police position in relation to the procedures they followed during Operation Auxin," she said. "The Crown Solicitor's office has backed Commissioner Moroney's vow that the charges would proceed." State Opposition Leader John Brogden had accused detectives from the Child Protection and Sex Crimes Squad of botching the cases by failing to have photographic evidence classified by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). He said the charges might have to be dropped because the NSW Crimes Act states that proceedings cannot start before the material is classified. Mr Moroney had said he was confident the legislation would not prevent charges from proceeding. "I am comforted by the fact that both the Attorney-General and the Minister for Police have indicated that should it require legislative amendments ... that legislative amendments will be made and will be made retrospectively," Mr Moroney said. Law Council of Australia president John North said current legislation allowed police to seek classification after charges were laid. The Herald (15-10-2004) |
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