The former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon who has been charged with sexual offences against a teenage boy will face trial in February next year.
Amon, 35, who appeared in person at Sydney’s Downing Centre district court on Friday, formally pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, including five counts of sexual intercourse with a person over the age of 10 and under 14.
Judge Stephen Hanley set the trial date for 16 February 2026.
Amon, who quit the Liberal party after the allegations became public, declined to answer questions from media as he left the court alongside several supporters.
Prosecutors have alleged that Amon, when he was 27 years old, pretended to be a 17-year-old when he allegedly used a gay hook-up app to meet a 13-year-old boy in 2017 who he then sexually abused.
According to court documents, prosecutors allege the teen said he told Amon he was 15 years old when they exchanged explicit content on Snapchat, before they agreed to meet in person.
They allegedly met twice in a car park bathroom. During the second meeting Amon is accused of sexually assaulting the teen multiple times.
The 13-year-old said Amon continued to send him explicit images until he was charged over the alleged child sexual abuse in August 2024.
Shortly after his arrest last year, Amon said in a statement that he denied all the charges and resigned from state parliament and from the Liberal party.
He said last August: “The nature of the charges against me are such that I will be unable to continue to fully represent my community in parliament.”
