Woman accuses ex-ALP candidate Ben McGregor of sending 'vile, graphic' texts
A former colleague of the Tasmanian Labor president alleges he called her a "c***" and sent her a photo of a penis when she declined his invitation to the pub. The woman has spoken through her lawyer days after Ben McGregor resigned his candidacy from Clark while under pressure from Labor leader Rebecca White over the seven-year-old texts.
Mr McGregor has since threatened Ms White with defamation action over comments she made after his resignation.Get up to speed on the Tasmanian electionWe've collected all our campaign coverage here.
The woman, who has asked for her identity to remain confidential, made the allegations in a statutory declaration given to Tasmanian Labor secretary Stuart Benson on April 4.
She said the texts were inappropriate and she wanted to speak out given Mr McGregor's public profile.
She said she was detailing the texts now to support Ms White, who she described as "a person of great integrity".
In her statement, she said she was on maternity leave when she received the texts from Mr McGregor asking her to join him and others for a drink.
