Staffer claims MP invited him home before alleged sexual assault

A staffer says he felt "dirty" and questioned himself aft allegedly being sexually assaulted by an MP aft an arena astatine Parliament House.

State MP Gareth Ward is connected proceedings successful nan NSW District Court aft pleading not blameworthy to intersexual intercourse without consent and indecent battle charges.

Jurors connected Wednesday heard nan long-time MP approached a young, drunk governmental staffer aft a mid-week arena astatine nan NSW Parliament House successful 2015 and offered him a spot to enactment for nan night.

The staffer told jurors he accepted nan induce arsenic he lived acold distant and felt nauseous aft drinking 3 glasses of wine.

On nan measurement to nan MP's Potts Point apartment, nan man recalled emotion "a small spot uncomfortable because he was being a small excessively gracious pinch his benignant words astir me".

After rejecting past allowing a buss from Ward, he was led to what nan then-24-year-old thought was a spare chamber he would person to himself.

But aft undressing, he was soon joined by Ward, who asked his support to stock nan bed.

The man said he didn't deliberation thing of sharing nan furniture but he tried to forestall Ward from putting his limb astir him aliases sexually assaulting him.

The complainant, now aged successful his 30s, became affectional arsenic he recounted moving distant from Ward and telling him "no" erstwhile nan leader "groped" his backside and sexually assaulted him.

"At nary shape did I [say] yes aliases gave him immoderate denotation that I was pleased pinch what was going on," nan alleged unfortunate told nan jury.

The alleged battle was uncomfortable and caused him to consciousness "a jolt of pain" which elicited noises of discomfort, he said.

He felt Ward moving adjacent to him and heard him grunting and making a "relieved benignant of groan" earlier he near nan room, nan tribunal was told.

The young man later noticed a sticky constituent connected nan furniture and his rear.

"I felt down but besides a small soiled and confused," nan complainant said.

"I recalled saying nary and I was thinking: 'had I not verbalised nary arsenic loudly arsenic I should have?'"

He besides elaborate telling Ward "no" and putting a manus betwixt him and Ward erstwhile nan MP tried to buss him soon aft arriving astatine nan unit.

Two minutes aft nan rejection, he claimed Ward tried again and nan complainant "just went on pinch it" because he "thought he conscionable wanted a buss and it would extremity there".

The greeting aft nan alleged intersexual assault, nan brace walked to NSW Parliament House together.

Ward continued to praise nan young man's "bright future", nan alleged unfortunate said.

"At 1 shape he said if I instrumentality by him, he'll return attraction of me," he said.

Ward is besides accused of indecently assaulting an 18-year-old successful 2013 aft gathering nan man astatine a networking arena connected NSW South Coast a twelvemonth earlier.

The man claims Ward fondled his hips and scrotum, and gave him an unwanted backmost massage.

The MP, who was charged complete nan alleged assaults successful 2022, contests nan allegations and his lawyers are expected to reside jurors later successful nan trial.

Ward has held nan Kiama electorate since 2011, winning 3 elections arsenic a Liberal earlier securing nan 2023 canvass arsenic an independent.

The proceedings continues earlier Judge Kara Shead.

Support is disposable from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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