Rory Amon committed to stand trial on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14
A former New South Wales Liberal MP has been committed to stand trial over multiple alleged sexual assaults.
Rory Amon is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy he knew on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2017.
The 35-year-old former MP for the seat of Pittwater appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Thursday, when pleas of not guilty to all of the charges were formally acknowledged.
Amon is due to stand trial in the district court on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14.
A bail variation was also granted unopposed, allowing him to live at a different address.
The former politician declined to answer questions from media outside court as he was ushered away alongside several supporters.
Amon was arrested in August and charged with a series of offences, including five counts of sexual intercourse with a person over the age of 10 and under 14.
The state Liberal leader, Mark Speakman, previously said he asked for and received Amon’s immediate resignation from the party after the allegations became public.
“The charges laid against Rory Amon are extremely serious,” he said at the time.
“While Mr Amon is entitled to the presumption of innocence, a criminal trial will be some time away and in the meantime the citizens of Pittwater are entitled to have a member of parliament who can discharge their duties in the community fully.”
The independent Jacqui Scruby won the formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seat from Georgia Ryburn, the party’s candidate to replace Amon, at a byelection in October.
The matter is due to return to court on 28 March.