Australian politician Gareth Ward found guilty of rape
Summary
Gareth Ward, an Australian politician and currently a member of the New South Wales parliament, was found guilty of sexually assaulting two men. A jury convicted him of three counts of indecent assault and one count of rape after a trial that lasted nine weeks.Key Facts
- Gareth Ward is a New South Wales politician and a sitting member of state parliament.
- He was found guilty of indecently assaulting two men and raping one of them.
- The victims were 18 and 24 years old at the time of the incidents, which occurred between 2013 and 2015.
- Ward resigned from his ministerial position and the Liberal Party in 2021 but remained in parliament.
- He was re-elected in 2023 as the member for Kiama.
- The trial took place in the NSW District Court and lasted nine weeks.
- Ward claimed the incidents did not happen as described by the victims.
- He will be sentenced later in the year after being found guilty.
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