Gareth Ward

[Black Orchid]

Ward was found guilty on three counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual intercourse without consent. The convictions relate to incidents involving two young men in 2013 and 2015. Following the verdict, a judge revoked his bail, and he was remanded in custody until his sentencing hearing scheduled for September.

In the wake of the convictions, the NSW Government and opposition have both signalled their intention to expel Ward from parliament and have called on him to resign. However, a plan to formally remove him has been temporarily halted by an urgent injunction granted by the Supreme Court, which his legal team sought overnight.

Last night, Justice Deborah Sweeney ordered the government to refrain from taking any further steps to expel Ward from parliament pending the outcome of the appeal. The order has triggered a constitutional conflict between the judiciary and the legislature, with government representatives arguing the court has no jurisdiction to interfere with the parliament’s inherent powers to govern its own membership.

https://lsj.com.au/articles/nsw-mp-gare ... expulsion/

Another stupid female Judge who needs to pack her bags and go home.

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Convicted rapist Gareth Ward has resigned from NSW parliament, losing his taxpayer-funded salary and triggering a byelection in Kiama.

Parliament was set to vote on his expulsion at 10.30 on Friday morning. Speaker Greg Piper received his letter of resignation at 9.08am.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/con ... 5mldf.html

[Black Orchid]

About time too. He's only 44 years old but looks much older imo. Creepy looking thing he is.