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Aussie politician admits to chair sniffing
Canberra, Australia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The leader of Western Australia's wing of the opposition Liberal Party has admitted to smelling a female staffer's chair after she stood up. Troy Buswell, who previously denied the allegations on at least 13 occasions, admitted Tuesday that he sniffed the woman's chair in 2005, before he became leader of the center-right party, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. All I can confirm is that the events described in the paper (The West Australian) by the former female staffer are accurate, he said. The woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said Buswell sniffed her chair while joking with colleagues. I was shocked and outraged and I told him, she said. Buswell said the incident has put a strain on his marriage. These are difficult issues for me to deal with and they are very difficult issues for my family to deal with, he said. It's hard dealing with these matters and having to face up to your responsibilities behaviorally, publicly, and it's harder to do it privately. Members of Buswell's party, who asked not to be named, condemned his behavior, but said they do not plan to issue a challenge for his position. (UPI)
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