Mick Fuller says his opinion of Gary Jubelin remains unchanged despite charges

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says charges against former detective won’t change his opinion.

Former NSW Detective Gary Jubelin was forced to resign and has since been hit with four criminal charges.

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said his opinion of former detective Gary Jubelin would not change, despite Mr Jubelin’s criminal charges for interfering in the high-profile William Tyrrell investigation.

Speaking for the first time since Mr Jubelin was charged with breaching the Surveillance Devices Act in the Tyrrell case, Comissioner Fuller said he “would shake his hand and thank him” for his work if he saw him on the street.

“He was a dedicated police officer and he did a lot of charity work and he did wonderful things for victims of homicides and that shouldn’t be forgotten because of the matter that’s before the courts,” Commissioner Fuller said at the official opening of the new police station at Mount Druitt.

“If I saw him I would certainly stop, I’d shake his hand and thank him for what he did,” he said.

The former high-profile detective was forced to resign and in a Sydney court last week he pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges.

“He’s a good person, now that matter before the court will play its part but that won’t change my opinion of him as a quality police officer,” Mr Fuller said.

The Tyrrell case will resume at the NSW State Coroner’s court on Wednesday.