Ex-police superintendent accused of using rank to influence probe
An high-ranking former police superintendent has fronted court after being accused of using his rank to influence a probe, allegedly leaking Victoria Police information to others.
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A former police superintendent allegedly used his rank to influence an investigation in what has been described as “serious” misconduct in public office.
Paul Rosenblum, 55, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today for the first time since the independent police oversight watchdog charged him with one count of wilful misconduct by a public official last week.
Court documents reveal the allegations relate to him:
• Accessing information on the police database while unauthorised and without reasonable excuse;
• Using his rank to elicit information from three police members that would otherwise not have been disclosed to him and had no relevance to his role as agency security adviser;
• Providing Victoria Police information and methodology to others without lawful authority; and
• Drafting a letter to be provided to a victim to sign as part of an investigation.
The alleged offending took place between December 2016 and October 2017.
Investigators from the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), in the charge sheet, described Mr Rosenblum’s misconduct as “being serious and meriting criminal punishment”.
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Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz released the charge sheet to the Herald Sun but redacted details of which police members he allegedly elicited the information from and what investigation it related to.
Mr Rosenblum, who represented Victoria Police as a security adviser at last year’s Australian Security Summit, did not say anything throughout the brief hearing.
Outside court, he did not comment on the allegations against him or if he planned to fight them.
He remains on bail on the condition he does not contact or interfere with prosecution witnesses.
Mr Rosenblum will return to court on January 28.