Highly confidential preselection documents belonging to former Pittwater MP Rory Amon have been leaked to 7NEWS.
Amon resigned from the Liberal Party and his seat in the NSW Parliament back in August when he was charged with 10 historical child sex offences and is due to make a Local Court appearance next week.
In the documents, submitted to Liberal head office on October 6 2022, Amon declares: “I have never been accused of any domestic or child abuse of any kind.”
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He was asked: “Have you had any sexual encounters or relations, or visited a sex shop or premises involving strippers, which, if they became public, would adversely impact on your candidature?“
He answered yes, and elaborated: “I have visited a sex shop.”
Teal Independent Jacqui Scruby seized the seat of Pittwater from the Liberal Party in a by-election at the weekend.
Liberal Leader Mark Speakman blamed the wipeout on “the circumstances surrounding the former member” creating a “perfect storm”.
Premier Chris Minns on Monday said Amon was “obviously facing a very serious investigation”.
“All the parties need to be as careful as possible when preselecting candidates, that’s particularly important when you consider the position of trust people in parliament have in their communities.”
Amon denies all the charges.
In his preselection application, he wrote: “I have been a flag bearer for Liberal party values.”
The application came with glowing recommendations addressed to then-state director Chris Stone.
One from pet ownership group Pittwater Unleashed read: “Rory is a stand-out individual.
“It is the Liberal party’s ability to attract the talents of local achievers like Rory that delivers its electoral success”
A Mona Vale resident wrote: “If you want a candidate with a brain and a heart — Rory is that man.”
The RFS also submitted a reference applauding his service: “Rory has served countless hours attending hazard reduction burns.”
Credit checks and a national police check were run on Amon as part of his application, and all came back clean.
Just months later, in March 2023, Police Strike Force NOORAL was established to investigate historical child sex allegations against Amon.