Overview

• Court documents show the defamation proceedings against Sydney radio station 2SM were dismissed by consent on September 3.
• A 12-person jury in July found the former Kiama MP guilty on four counts, including three assaults with act of indecency in 2013 and intercourse without consent in 2015.
• He had denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all charges before the verdict.
• Sentencing is scheduled for later in September following the convictions.
• He resigned from parliament in August ahead of an expulsion vote, and a by-election in Kiama is set for this weekend.