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He Rots in Jail for Sex Crimes, but This MP Keeps His Taxpayer-Funded Salary
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, JUL 30 – Gareth Ward was convicted of three indecent assaults and one count of sexual intercourse without consent involving two young men and was taken into custody after bail revocation.
- On Wednesday, Judge Kara Shead ordered Kiama MP Gareth Ward remanded after his conviction on three counts of indecent assault and one of non-consensual intercourse.
- Prosecutors detailed offences at Ward's Potts Point home in 2015 and his Meroo Meadow residence in 2013, involving assaults on two young men.
- Arguments unfolded over his disability risk, as Edward Anderson warned Ward could face 'extraordinarily degrading treatment' like Robert Hughes in custody, but the judge declined bail.
- The government has set up an expulsion motion, with the lower house of the NSW Parliament expected to act next week after Premier Minns called for resignation.
- Constituents in Kiama have seen Labour and the Coalition both demand Gareth Ward's removal, but he remains MP and receives a taxpayer salary despite detention.
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