Alleged victim of former NSW MP tells court he didn’t understand their meet-up was for a sexual encounter

Man, now 22, told jury he messaged friend after the alleged incident saying he had anxiety and stomach pains

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A former politician’s alleged sexual abuse of a young teen caused mental struggles for the boy as he tried to process what happened, a jury has heard.

Ex-state MP Rory Amon, 36, has pleaded not guilty to a swathe of criminal acts against a 13-year-old boy at a Sydney apartment complex in 2017.