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Sex Claims Against Ashby Have 'No Bearing' On Slipper Case: Opposition

Tuesday, 31 July 2012 - 12:43am
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"Allegations that James Ashby had sex with underage boys have been dismissed by the federal Opposition as having no relevance to Mr Ashby's claims that he was sexually harassed by the Speaker, Peter Slipper. The shadow attorney-general George Brandis cautioned that the reports about Mr Ashby's previous relationships were allegations from an anonymous source. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves," he told Sky News this morning."