Ex-wife of police prosecutor tells court of 'frightening' abuse

Ex-wife of police prosecutor tells court of 'frightening' abuse

The ex-wife of a police prosecutor delivered a powerful victim impact statement to the court after he was found guilty of a string of domestic violence offences.

A police prosecutor convicted of domestic violence offences was read victim impact statements from his ex-wife and her children.

His ex-wife said the assaults she endured "changed the course of my life and the life of my children".

The matter was adjourned for sentencing at Gosford District Court on December 11.

A NSW police prosecutor assaulted his then wife as she held their newborn baby while recovering from birth complications, a court has heard.

MZ, whose identity the court suppressed to protect the victim, was taken into custody in July, after a jury convicted him of 11 offences related to domestic violence.

These include two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, two counts of common assault, five counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, intentionally choke a person without consent, and sexually touch another person without consent.

The 50-year-old man, a police prosecutor whose career with the force spanned more than two decades, appeared via audio-visual link in the NSW District Court.

He sat idle and expressionless as his ex-wife and her two children read victim impact statements.

"You did not simply hurt me, you changed the course of my life and the life of my children," his ex-wife read from the courtroom.

She read through pages of testimony maintaining composure, but her voice began to waver when she detailed the…

In brief

A police prosecutor convicted of domestic violence offences was read victim impact statements from his ex-wife and her children. These include two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, two counts of common assault, five counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, intentionally choke a person without consent, and sexually touch another person without consent. He sat idle and expressionless as his ex-wife and her two children read victim impact statements.

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