A senior detective has denied falsely prosecuting Invoice Spedding for baby intercourse costs whereas he was beneath investigation over the disappearance of William Tyrrell.
The washer repairman is suing the state for malicious prosecution, wrongful imprisonment, misfeasance in public workplace and collateral abuse of course of.
The grandfather was arrested in 2015 for unrelated baby intercourse offences from 28 years earlier, however which have been thrown out at trial.
Mr Spedding claims the failed case was punishment from police, who believed he had kidnapped the toddler.
At present Detective Sergeant Sam Brennan was referred to as to the stand to elucidate his investigation, which he says got here from a tip-off.
He could not recall most of the points raised, nonetheless he acknowledged his colleagues seemed into the allegations towards Mr Spedding from the Nineteen Eighties and by no means took motion.
"I counsel to you that once you charged Invoice Spedding you didn't truthfully consider within the case, did you?" Mr Spedding's barrister Adrian Canceri requested Detective Sergeant Brennan.
"Nothing may very well be farther from the reality," the officer responded.
Mr Spedding, now 70, described the pursuit of him as malicious, nonetheless the state mentioned it was cautious and professional, arguing passionate officers have been simply making an attempt to do their job.
"This wasn't one thing police unearthed, they did not create one thing out of nothing," Adrian Williams, barrister for the State of NSW, mentioned in the present day.
Former detective Gary Jubelin, who as soon as led the William Tyrrell probe, may also be grilled over his position.