Australian Corruption Watchdog Officer Slept With Source: Report

‘The officer’s conduct was extremely serious, potentially dangerous and involved a gross breach of trust.’

A police officer is seen next to his vehicle in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia, on March 18, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

An officer of Western Australia’s corruption-fighting body corruptly used her position to have a protracted and intimate relationship with one of her informants, the body’s overseer has revealed.

In a report tabled to parliament on March 21, Matthew Zilko SC, the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission, found the woman—referred to as LC—“went rogue” and engaged in serious misconduct.