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It is also worth remembering that Malcolm Roberts, who just spoke on the government’s need to act on these allegations, continued to employ a staffer after he was charged with rape.
Sean Black was convicted of rape and assault in 2018.
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While the senators were addressing Linda Reynolds’ statement to the Senate, Labor’s Michelle Rowland appeared on Sky News:
“There now appears to be an alleged serial rapist on the loose in the ministerial wing of Parliament House.
How on earth did we get to this point?”
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