Former local MP Rory Amon mostly cleared of child sex crimes

A former MP accused of sexually assaulting a teen in a car park toilet has been left in limbo after a jury could not reach a verdict on all charges. Rory Amon was found not guilty of four counts of child rape, two counts of attempted child rape and two counts of indecent assault of a child on Monday after three days of deliberations. However, jurors sitting in the NSW Supreme Court trial could not reach a verdict for further charges of rape and indecent assault of a child. The deadlocked jury was discharged. Amon kept his eyes downcast and maintained a blank expression as the jurors found him not guilty of eight charges. He was later seen stepping from the dock with a large grin, hugging his barrister. The...

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