<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former state MP will face a second child abuse trial after continuing to deny allegations he sexually assaulted a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/teenagers" rel="" target="" title="teenage"><span>teenage</span></a><span> boy in a communal toilet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-courts-rory-amon-former-liberal-mp-found-not-guilty-of-most-child-rape-charges/fee86673-e599-4850-a93f-2bcb75b1e8e7" rel="" target="" title="Rory Amon"><span>Rory Amon</span></a><span>, 36, has consistently argued he thought a 13-year-old boy was of legal age before meeting him at the youth's apartment block in 2017.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/liberal-party" rel="" target="" title="Liberal politician"><span>Liberal politician</span></a><span> has admitted having sex with the teen on one occasion in the building's car park toilet, but says he had a reasonable belief the boy was over 16.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/body-found-in-search-for-missing-northern-territory-girl/d2aa7d07-20a3-4e85-965b-dcae5f71dd4d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police warning to associates of suspected child killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair met online on an adults-only website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="NSW Supreme Court"><span>NSW Supreme Court</span></a><span> trial, jurors were discharged in March, having failed to reach a verdict over separate counts of indecent assault and the rape of a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Amon again pleaded not guilty to these two charges as he was arraigned on Friday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/exliberal-mp-continues-fight-against-child-sex-charges/4db84ed8-ff3b-45f2-a6e6-a6996d191920" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An estimated two-week retrial will commence on November 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In March, the jury acquitted Amon of four counts of child rape, two counts of attempted child rape and two counts of indecent assault of a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These charges related to an alleged second meeting with the teen, which Amon denied occurred.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-archaic-welfare-rule-forcing-disabled-australians-to-choose-between-love-and-survival/4baac25b-bed6-4adf-96d5-30f254ae7867"><strong><span>The 'archaic' rule forcing Australians with a disability to choose between 'love and survival'</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was 27 years old at the time and aspiring for a life in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/politics" rel="" target="" title="politics"><span>politics</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He would go on to serve two terms on the Northern Beaches Council before being elected as the Liberal MP for the state seat of Pittwater in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The charges killed Amon's fledgling career in state politics, forcing his expulsion from the Liberal Party and his resignation after his election in March 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His exit had implications for the state Liberals, who lost the formerly safe seat to a teal independent at the subsequent by-election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div 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