Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen releases a statement in response to a speech in the NSW Parliament today by Labor's Trish Doyle.
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STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL JOHNSEN MP
I am devastated by these allegations.
I have voluntarily spoken with NSW Police and I have and will continue to fully cooperate with their enquiries.
I am confident any investigation will conclude that I am an innocent party.
Without admission, I have chosen to step aside from my Parliamentary Secretary role, and will not sit in the Nationals Party Room nor the Joint Party Room.
I will be taking leave effective immediately for a short duration.
As the matter is with the NSW Police I will make no further public comment.
Tonight the NSW Police have released the following statement:
Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad are investigating allegations of sexual violence against a woman in the Blue Mountains in September 2019.
The matter was reported and referred to the squad in late September 2020 and has been under investigation since.
As the inquiries are ongoing, we are not in a position to provide any further details.
