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David Campbell resigns amid gay club reports

20 May, 2010 09:35 PM
Keira MP David Campbell has offered his resignation as Minister for Transport and Roads after reports claiming he used a taxpayer funded car to visit a gay sauna.

A Network Seven report said Mr Campbell visited Ken’s at Kensington on Tuesday night, where he stayed for two hours.

The venue, which is also known as KKK, touts itself on its website as a ‘‘spacious, clean and safe place to meet sexy guys’’.

  • VOTE: Should the disgraced state MP now resign from his seat of Keira?

    In a statement released late today, Mr Campbell said he was resigning ‘‘for personal reasons, not for any reasons relating to my Ministerial duties’’.

    ‘‘I apologise to my wife, family, colleagues, staff and the community for letting them down,’’ he said.

    ‘‘This will be a very difficult time for my family and friends and I ask for their privacy to be respected.

    ‘‘I will remain as Member for Keira and thank my local community for their continuing support.

    ‘‘I am incredibly proud of my achievements while serving as Minister for Transport, Roads, Police, Small Business, the Illawarra, Regional Development and Water Utilities.’’

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    Campbell is accused of using a ministerial car to go to a sex club in Anzac Parade, Kensington, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, on Tuesday evening, Channel 7 reported tonight. It is alleged he stayed for 20 minutes at Ken's, also known as KKK , which is a popular gay sauna.
    Posted by SwOOPSTA, 20/05/2010 6:53:23 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    Good riddance! he should resign his seat as well!
    Posted by Grey Ith, 20/05/2010 7:11:14 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    David, Even thought I think your party needs to be kicked out as the NSW gov I see no reason for you to walk away. Just get on with trying to do your job mate.
    Posted by andrewp, 20/05/2010 7:11:24 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    Another prominent Labor figure utterly disgracing themselves and further rubbishing the image of Wollongong, all for his own selfish guilty "dark secret" pleasures. Enough! The Illawarra needs to cleanse itself of all things Labor in order to start the long healing process. And he thinks the Wgong community he represents won't mind him staying on as Member for Keira? Fool!
    Posted by the last straw for Labor in the Gong, 20/05/2010 7:30:29 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    I have nothing to say about this issue, save this, please don't do anything stupid Mr Campbell.
    Posted by Jim, 20/05/2010 7:45:54 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    Sorry David but if you feel the need to resign as a Minister then you should resign from Parliament. Being a closet gay is not an offence: morally & legally you have the right to choose your sexual orientation. However, if you deceive then you can expect to be punished by the electorate. There are others in the ALP who have been caught out and there are some who have been very careful, but in the end, honesty will win out. The community deserves nothing more & nothing less than an honest representative in parliament.
    Posted by albervin, 20/05/2010 7:59:41 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    Well he should not have driven his Ministerial Car there but he was in his own time. He would not be the only gay member of Parliament.
    Posted by taxpayer, 20/05/2010 8:37:59 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    It was only a matter of time before the wheels fell off here! The most disappointing fact out of this is that instead of supporting his wife and family through this difficult time Mr Campbell was more focused on attending to his 'needs'. The end is nigh for Mr. Campbell and bring on the State election. It is also interesting to note that no statement supporting Campbell has been made by the Premier at this point in time, i.e. some three and half hours following his resignation from the cabinet. NSW labour party is quickly falling apart.
    Posted by BAG, 20/05/2010 9:28:26 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    Oops! 99.9% of things you can fix but not this incident... Don't worry David now you are famous!
    Posted by Reality check, 20/05/2010 9:29:52 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
    So, he has blown his career.
    Posted by Stephen, 20/05/2010 9:52:35 PM, on Illawarra Mercury
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