A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison alleging a 1988 rape by a current cabinet minister. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is now dealing with allegations of a sexual assault in relation to one of his own cabinet ministers in 1988. A letter was sent to Morrison, as well as Labor’s leader in the senate, Penny Wong, and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on Friday, alleging rape by a senior minister before he entered politics. The letter came with a detailed statement attached, prepared by the complainant for her lawyer, ABC’s Four Corners has reported. The complainant is no longer alive. A spokesperson for Morrison on Friday evening said any allegations should be referred to the Australian Federal Police. “As per the AFP Commissioner’s instruction, any complaints or allegations of this nature made to anybody—whether they’re parliamentarians or journalists—should be referred to the AFP,” the statement said. The AFP on …
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