NSW MP Gareth Ward is suspended from parliament because he is facing five charges relating to historic alleged sexual abuse.
NSW MP Gareth Ward has been suspended from parliament because he is facing five charges relating to historic alleged sexual abuse.
The NSW government moved the motion to suspend the Member for Kiama, who is an independent MP, after he refused to resign.Police allege he indecently assaulted a 17-year-old in Meroo Meadow, in the Shoalhaven area, in 2013 and sexually abused a 27-year-old in Sydney in 2015.
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