He's now dead but he got away with it for decades.   

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/05/aussie-cop-master-groomer-of-50-boys-likely-h...




The "horrific" grooming and sexual abuse of more than 50 young boys by a former police officer who used his status to stealthily target his victims over three decades is likely more pervasive, a reviewer concedes.

Warning: some content in this story may be distressing to some readers.

Senior Sergeant Paul Reynolds used his status as a "trusted" member of Tasmania's police force and a "much-loved" community member to groom and abuse up to 52 young boys as far back as 1988, a final independent review into his behaviour found.

Reynolds, who worked for a decade after accusations were first raised against him, took his life in September 2018 while being investigated over child abuse allegations.

The report, led by barrister and former war crimes prosecutor Regina Weiss, heard from 87 people, among them 15 male victims or their families.

Weiss conceded there were likely many more victims of the pedophile cop who have not come forward.

"I've worked in sexual and gender-based violence for nearly 20 years — some of that in war zones," she said.

"This is the most prolific grooming I have seen perpetrated by one person in my career.

"He was a master at it."
Influenced criminal proceedings

The review found Reynolds used the perception he had power as a police officer to influence the outcome of criminal processes over his victims.

There was no evidence to suggest he interfered with evidence or tampered with investigations, the review said.

On one occasion, Reynolds visited a victim's house with a "likely fabricated" police report, telling the victim he could make the complaint "go away" if he performed a sexual act on him.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/michael-ferguson-office-notified-of-polic...











By Alexandra Alvaro
updated Mon 18 Mar 2024

    In short: RTI documents show the office of former Tasmanian police minister Michael Ferguson was notified of child sex abuse allegations against a senior police officer before the policeman's police funeral.

    Mr Ferguson could not say exactly when he read the briefing but indicated it was likely he read it when he signed off on it three weeks later.

    What's next? The Greens say it is unlikely Mr Ferguson was not aware of the contents of the briefing note before the funeral went ahead and have questioned why a review into Mr Reynolds was not launched immediately.

The office of former Tasmanian police minister Michael Ferguson received a police briefing note warning of child sex allegations against a senior officer before the force held a police funeral and full guard of honour for him, documents obtained by RTI show.

WARNING: This story discusses allegations of child sexual abuse and suicide and may cause distress; discretion is advised.

Senior Sergeant Paul Reynolds, who served as a police officer for almost 40 years, died by suicide in September 2018, while he was under investigation by Tasmania Police.

Is pedophilia now a required credential for police job applicants? 'Prey' tell?

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 7^th, 2024 at 3:46am:


You need to be very careful with slander here Rocky. By my understanding of the law, just about any cop in Rocky could sue you for destroying their reputation. Making your accusation vague isn't a good defense.