Tim Mathieson, who is perhaps best known as the "first
bloke" for being the partner of Julia Gillard when she was
prime minister, has pleaded guilty to a
sexual offence in Victoria.
The 66-year old appeared before Melbourne Magistrates' Court
remotely via audio/visual link from his lawyers' offices on 27
July 2023, and entered a plea of guilty to one count of
sexually touching another person without consent.
According to reports, Mr Mathieson originally faced three
charges but the prosecution accepted a plea of guilty to one in
satisfaction of all of them, meaning two of the counts were
formally withdrawn.
The offending conduct to which he pleaded guilty is reported to
be sucking on a woman's nipples in Melbourne's CBD on 13
March last year without her consent in circumstances where he was
reasonably aware she was not consenting.
