Former New South Wales (NSW) Liberal politician Rory Amon has been found guilty by a jury of one count of sexual intercourse with a person aged between 10 and 14 and indecently assaulting a child. The verdict was reached after about four hours of deliberation on Friday.
The 37-year-old was facing his second NSW supreme court trial. A previous jury in March acquitted him on eight separate charges of child sexual offending but could not reach a verdict on the two counts decided on Friday.
The court heard that the charges related to Amon’s interactions with a 13-year-old boy he met on an adults-only website. Amon maintained his innocence, stating he believed the boy was over 16.
Amon, who served two terms on Northern Beaches council before being elected as the Liberal MP for Pittwater in 2023, was expelled from the Liberal party and resigned after his election in March 2023 due to the charges. He remains on bail and is scheduled to return to court for a sentencing hearing on 27 November.