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Jack Gramenz

Foster dad cleared of lying to William Tyrrell probe

William Tyrrell's foster father was accused of lying to cover up his wife's assault of a child. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Missing toddler William Tyrrell's former foster parents have been cleared of lying to a powerful crime-fighting body, despite covert recordings capturing an assault against a child.

Magistrate John Arms was not convinced the foster father knowingly gave false evidence when called before the NSW Crime Commission in November 2021 as part of a joint investigation into William's disappearance.

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