A controversial New South Wales MP could be charged with sexual violence as detectives ask prosecutors to review evidence against him.
Gareth Ward, 39, is under investigation by the NSW Police child abuse and sex crimes squad over alleged incidents in 2013 and 2015.
Mr Ward, the MP for Kiama on the NSW South Coast, has been under investigation for months but was not contacted by detectives until recently.
The legally blind albino politician denied any wrongdoing when the investigation was made public in May but later resigned as Families, Communities, and Disability Services Minister.
Detectives have handed a brief of evidence against NSW MP Gareth Ward (pictured) to the top prosecutor in the state to decide if charges are pressed
Minister for Families, Gareth Ward, released a statement confirming he'd stepped aside earlier this year and denied any wrong doing. Pictured with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
On Wednesday evening, police confirmed they handed a brief of evidence to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider criminal charges.
'The incidents were reported to have occurred in 2013 and 2015. The 2013 incident involves a man, then aged 25, and the 2015 incident involves a male, then aged 17,' police said.
What sexual violence charges could be laid against Mr Ward is unclear. One incident is said to be more serious than the other.
The 2013 alleged incident occurred in a hotel room and the 2015 episode at Mr Ward's Meroo Meadow home in the Illawarra,
The moderate faction heavyweight was highly involved with the Young Liberals at the time.
The 2015 alleged victim, who was a young man at the time, made a statement to police alleging that Mr Ward indecently assaulted him.
The evidence was handed to prosecutors after Mr Ward declined to be interviewed by detectives, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Police said the investigation
