Former NSW MP avoids charge over alleged rape of sex worker
Former New South Wales Nationals MP Michael Johnsen will not be charged after allegations he raped a sex worker.He resigned after the allegations emergedPolice said the Director of Public Prosecutions recommended there was "insufficient admissible evidence to proceed with charges".
In a statement, Mr Johnsen said he had been "formally cleared" of the sexual assault allegation by police "with no further action to occur against me".The Nationals narrowly held the seat during the by-election in May, but the slump in Labor's primary vote ended the Labor leadership of Jodi McKay who described the result as "devastating".
Ms Doyle used parliamentary privilege earlier this year to claim that a "government MP" had been accused of raping a sex worker at a secluded lookout in Ms Doyle's electorate. Other details also emerged, including that he offered to pay the sex worker to have sex in the NSW Parliament and sent the woman a string of lewd text messages and an obscene video while Parliament was sitting.
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