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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod

Former Liberal MP ‘distressed’ after being named as woman who made harassment allegations

Former Liberal MP Lucy Wicks
Former Liberal MP Lucy Wicks said she sought a confidential process to report allegations of harassment against a NSW MP. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Former federal MP Lucy Wicks has criticised Sydney radio station 2GB for naming her as the Liberal figure behind a formal complaint against a state MP that included allegations of harassment through “demeaning, degrading, and abusive texts”.

Wicks released a statement on her social media on Monday asking for privacy, saying she had been left “distressed” after learning the host of the station’s breakfast program, Ben Fordham, had named her as the person behind the complaint against Taylor Martin made last week.

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