revealed he was one of the Labor members impacted by the allegationsHe told parliament he had a “friendship” with the woman at the centre of the alleged scandal, adding it was consensual but “inappropriate”.
“Earlier this week I spoke with all members of my team to satisfy myself that the rumours and gossip of criminal activity were unfounded,” the Chief Minister said. The Chief Minister’s comments came a day after Mr Turner gave an impassioned speech to parliament, saying he felt pressured by Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro to address the “untrue rumours and innuendo”.
“I do not condone illegal activity, and I do not participate in it. I accept that there were aspects of our friendship in the past that were not appropriate, because they were too intimate.Mark Turner has been removed from caucus. Picture: Che ChorleyMr Gunner said the caucus agreed that Mr Turner be stood down from his positions as deputy speaker and caucus chair.
Text messages between Mr Turner and the woman at the centre of the allegations have reportedly been obtained by police as part of their investigation, according to theMessages between the woman and senior fifth floor Labor staffer are also reportedly being investigated.
Hypocrites. That's who these people are.
The NT is irrelevant in the grand political scheme, but you can guarantee Liberal and Murdoch puppets will milk this for all the deflection it's worth.
Mm not really more important than the rape of a liberal staffer though is it
No not Labor
Is this the distraction Scottyknew wants?
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