Former Liberal MP Lucy Wicks fumes over her relationship with male staffer Taylor Martin being ‘left out’ on radio: ‘Beyond Heartbreak’
- Lucy Wicks claims she received hundreds of demeaning text messages
- Former deputy distraught over sharing details of confidential complaint
A former Liberal deputy who filed a formal complaint against an active politician expressed her “anguish” at having been publicly identified.
Lucy Wicks, who served as Federal member for Robertson on the Central Coast from 2013 to 2022, has confidentially complained to the NSW Liberal Party about NSW MP Taylor Martin.
She claimed that Mr. Martin had sent her abusive text messages over a period of more than five years after their romantic relationship ended.
“I am distraught today to learn that Radio 2GB named me as the person who made a formal and confidential complaint about abuse by a NSW Member of Parliament for over five years,” she said.
‘My complaint to the Liberal Party related to serious concerns, including behavior in the workplace, in the party and in political interactions.
“It includes allegations that I…received hundreds of humiliating, demeaning and abusive text messages.”
Lucy Wicks, who served as Federal member for Robertson on the Central Coast from 2013 to 2022, has confidentially complained to the NSW Liberal Party about NSW MP Taylor Martin.
Mr. Martin was hired as a member of Ms. Wicks’ staff when he was between 24 and 18 years her junior.
It has denied any wrongdoing and will cooperate with an independent inquiry set up to look into the allegation, it said.
“There were heated words during my attempts to go our separate ways that I sincerely regret,” Martin said in a statement.
‘It was an ugly and undignified parting of ways. If I could undo any damage that’s been done I would do it in a heartbeat.
In Ms Wicks’ statement, she alleged that she was “continually exposed to very aggressive barrages of verbal abuse, including threats to destroy my reputation if I spoke”.
“I am beyond distraught that I have had to reveal even a small part of these details. I tried to create a confidential process that would allow for natural justice and give me security as I navigate this process.
“I would appreciate it if the media would respect my privacy at this time.”
Mr. Martin was hired as a member of Ms. Wicks’ staff when he was between 24 and 18 years her junior.
