An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge to remain.

Gareth Ward, 44, was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody pending sentencing.

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      Why the s? He could claim white genocide or something like that and he would get a cushy job for sure. Maybe not cabinet, but high level something, or fox news host.

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    That guy’s 44 going on 67. Wtf? Did he exchange his youth for a position in politics? I’m very happy to see this fucker was kicked out. What an unmitigated shithead

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    I know people hate it when us people want to usafy things but the presidency travels the world so it gets really confusing when you use his title when talking about other people.

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    That dude looks like a pervert. His face is why you should tell your kids to stay away from. Probably has a windowless van.

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      There’s plenty of creepers who are hot. And vice versa. I encourage folks to avoid judging others by features they were born with.