Magistrate finds the former chief of staff to federal MP Craig Kelly ‘deliberately manipulated’ young women and took advantage of their vulnerability
Francesco Zumbo, the former chief of staff to Craig Kelly, was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order by magistrate Gareth Christofi in Sydney’s Downing Centre court.Francesco Zumbo, the former chief of staff to Craig Kelly, was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order by magistrate Gareth Christofi in Sydney’s Downing Centre court.
Zumbo was convicted over incidents that included grabbing the women on the breasts, bottom and vulva, demanding they kiss and hug him, and berating them if they refused. On Friday, he sat alone in court, as the magistrate said his offending was a gross abuse of power, that he was not just the victims’ employer but a mentor, and that he held out to them the promise of a political career.
“Such a belief is delusional,” the magistrate said. “He has not acknowledged any wrongdoing and not expressed any remorse or contrition.”
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