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Former ACT politician faces new charges after arrest for child grooming
Key takeaways
- Gordon Ramsay served as ACT attorney-general between 2016 and 2020, when he lost his seat in an election.
- Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay was arrested in October 2025, charged with grooming a young person.
- Mr Ramsay was to have been committed to trial today but is now facing seven additional charges, including two counts of committing an act of indecency on a person under special care.
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Gordon Ramsay served as ACT attorney-general between 2016 and 2020, when he lost his seat in an election. (ABC News: David Sciasci)
Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay was arrested in October 2025, charged with grooming a young person.
Mr Ramsay was to have been committed to trial today but is now facing seven additional charges, including two counts of committing an act of indecency on a person under special care.
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