The New South Wales MP Michael Johnsen has resigned as parliamentary secretary and is taking leave “effective immediately” after a Labor MP told parliament a government member had allegedly sexually assaulted a sex worker.
Johnsen, who is the Nationals MP for the seat of Upper Hunter, said on Wednesday night he was “devastated by these allegations” and would no longer sit in the Nationals or joint government party room. He said he would take a “short” period of leave.
