Cleo Smith detective leaked information to journalist he was in a relationship with, watchdog finds

WA Corruption and Crime Commission report finds Cameron Blaine shared sensitive case details with 22-year-old woman

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One of the detectives who rescued kidnapped girl Cleo Smith leaked sensitive information about the case to a young journalist he was in a relationship with, a corruption watchdog has found.

Former Det Snr Sgt Cameron Blaine was among the officers who found the four-year-old at abductor Terence Kelly’s home in northern WA on 3 November, 2021.

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