Former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon Found Guilty of Raping a 13-Year-Old Boy

According to a report by The Guardian, former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon has been convicted in the state’s supreme court after a jury found him guilty of serious offences against a minor. The 37-year-old faces the possibility of a significant jail term following the verdict delivered after approximately four hours of deliberation on a Friday.

The jury found former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon guilty of one count of sexual intercourse with a person aged between 10 and 14 and one count of indecently assaulting a child. These charges stemmed from interactions with a 13-year-old boy whom Amon met on an adults-only website.

Trial Details and Background of Former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon

The legal proceedings marked Amon’s second NSW Supreme Court trial. In a previous trial in March, a different jury acquitted him of eight separate charges of child sexual offending but failed to reach a verdict on the two counts that were ultimately decided in this latest trial.

Throughout the court proceedings, former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon maintained his innocence, arguing that he held an honest and reasonable belief that the boy was over the age of 16. Evidence presented during the original trial indicated that the boy had inflated his age when signing up for the application and during subsequent conversations with Amon. The two exchanged explicit images before meeting in 2017 in the carpark of the boy’s apartment block.

Political Career and Fallout

Before his election to state parliament, Amon worked full-time for the federal MP for Mackellar, Jason Falinski, and served two terms on the Northern Beaches council. He was subsequently elected as the Liberal MP for the state seat of Pittwater in March 2023.

The criminal charges swiftly disrupted his political career, leading to his expulsion from the Liberal Party and his resignation. His departure created significant political consequences for the state Liberals, who subsequently lost the historically safe seat to a teal independent during the resulting byelection.

Sentencing and Broader Context

Amon remains on bail and is scheduled to return to court for a sentencing hearing on 27 November. Support services remain available for anyone affected by the themes of this report through organisations such as Full Stop Australia.

With this conviction, Amon becomes the third former New South Wales MP to be convicted of sexual offences in recent years. Previous high-profile cases include former Kiama MP and Coalition minister Gareth Ward, who was jailed in 2025, and former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos, who was convicted in 2023.

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