Last week we heard the horrific allegations that Nationals MP Michael Johnsen raped a sex worker. The woman at the centre of the allegations says she was paid to perform oral sex, but says Mr Johnsen did not stop and sexually assaulted the woman.
Mr Johnsen maintains his innocence, and in a statement Mr Johnsen said, without admission, that he would step aside from his parliamentary secretary role and would not sit in the Nationals party room nor the joint party room while the police investigation was underway.
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