NSW: Orkopoulos smoked cannabis with teenagers, jury told =2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-19-2008
NSW: Orkopoulos smoked cannabis with teenagers, jury told =2

Ms Wilson said Orkopoulos had previously smoked cannabis in his Parliament House office
with a 16-year-old intern from his electorate office, during the ALP state conference
in early 2004.

The student, who was "passionately interested in politics", accompanied Orkopoulos
to Sydney for the conference and told police the former MP emailed him advising him to
bring spending money for "newspapers, cigarettes and condoms".

When they arrived in Sydney, Ms Wilson said, Orkopoulos told the intern to empty the
car's glovebox, which contained cigarettes, a bag of cannabis and a packet of condoms.

"It was quite late, nobody was about at this time," she said.

"Having brought the condoms, he put them on the accused's desk, the accused got some
cannabis and went out onto the balcony.

"(The intern) will tell you that the accused gave him some of the cannabis joint to smoke."

During the conference, Orkopoulos allegedly committed an act of indecency at a hotel
where they were staying.

Ms Wilson said that on the first night, Orkopoulos left the Travelodge where they were
staying to sleep in his Parliament House office, telling the boy he "was not able to trust
himself".

The next night, at the Mariners Hotel in the inner-Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo,
the intern claimed Orkopoulos came into his room with a joint in his hand and began talking
about anal sex.

"He laid down on the bed beside him and began to massage the boy's chest whilst talking
about anal sex between men," Ms Wilson told the court.

The boy had said he flinched after Orkopoulos said, "I'd love to have you".

Orkopoulos had then left the room, saying, "You're not ready, son, are you?", Ms Wilson said.

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