NSW MP Gareth Ward Charged Over Rape, Sexual Assault Claim

NSW MP Gareth Ward Charged Over Rape, Sexual Assault Claim
NSW Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward speaks during a media conference in Sydney, Tuesday, October 29, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
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New South Wales (NSW) Liberal MP Gareth Ward has been charged by police with the alleged historic sexual abuse of a man and a teenage boy.

Ward, the sitting member for Kiama, is alleged to have committed three charges of assault with acts of indecency and one account each of alleged sexual intercourse without consent and alleged common assault. The rape charge carries a maximum jail term of 14 years.

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