Senator Ian Le Marquand believes that the officer was put off by ‘vicious and scurrilous’ attacks on police officers on some of the Island’s internet blog sites.
Now the minister fears that such attacks could have a major impact on the recruitment of ‘high quality’ employees from outside the Island.
The UK superintendent was recruited to replace detective superintendent Mick Gradwell, the senior investigating officer in the historical abuse inquiry, but it is understood that he left within four days of his appointment at the beginning of March.
