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The Whistleblower who helped prompt the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

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Detective inspector Peter Fox
Detective inspector Peter Fox arrives at the inquiry into sexual abuse in the Catholic church at Newcastle Supreme Court on May 6, 2013.(AAP: Jon Reid)
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Former Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox is a 36-year veteran of the NSW Police Force, during which time he investigated countless child sexual abuse cases in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. In November 2012, Peter Fox put his job on the line and went public with claims of systemic cover-up of institutional child abuse. His voice helped prompt the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.

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