An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge to remain.

Gareth Ward, 44, was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody pending sentencing.

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[–] 34 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Come to America. we'll give you a cabinet position. \s

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    That guy's 44 going on 67. Wtf? Did he exchange his youth for a position in politics? I'm very happy to see this fucker was kicked out. What an unmitigated shithead

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    "But he seemed so nice and normal" - said no one.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    idk he’s loud and hates the same things I do so let’s elect him president

    -my countrymen, I guess

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, this guy did it twice and was convicted.

    Your countrymen like people who do it repeatedly for half a century and get away with it.

    Also, it was guy on guy and your country is homophobic af.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I know people hate it when us people want to usafy things but the presidency travels the world so it gets really confusing when you use his title when talking about other people.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    This headline is a really roundabout way to say "kicked out". He was kicked out of parliament.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That dude looks like a pervert. His face is why you should tell your kids to stay away from. Probably has a windowless van.

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