Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP

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Clifford, B. (2026, October 16). Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/man-pleads-guilty-to-liesel-tesch-threats/107278796

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-16 · by Ben Clifford

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Christopher Mark Whitty, a 43-year-old man, pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten serious harm against Liesl Tesch, the MP for Gosford. The court learned that Whitty had made violent threats and statements indicating an intent to locate and harm Tesch through Facebook. Sentencing is set for December.
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Story summary

Christopher Mark Whitty, a 43-year-old man, pleaded guilty on October 16, 2026, to using a carriage service (Facebook) to threaten serious harm against Gosford MP Liesl Tesch, a former Paralympian. The court heard that Whitty had made violent threats and expressed intentions to find and harm Tesch in public spaces. A sentencing hearing is set for December.

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📰 Man Pleads Guilty To Threats Against MP
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Who wrote this

Ben Clifford
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Topics

Facebook Gosford Paralympian

Subjects

Gosford GPE · 2× Liesl Tesch PERSON · 2× Christopher Mark Whitty PERSON · 1× Facebook ORG · 1× Paralympian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Man accused of threatening Gosford MP Liesl Tesch pleads guilty In short: Christopher Mark Whitty has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten serious harm against Gosford MP Liesl Tesch.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 · ABC News (AU)
Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Man accused of threatening Gosford MP Liesl Tesch pleads guilty In short: Christopher Mark Whitty has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten serious harm against Gosford MP Liesl Tesch. asserted
Whitty → accuse → Tesch
A court had previously heard the 43-year-old used Facebook to make threats of violence and statements indicating an intention to find the former Paralympian in public and cause her harm. asserted
old → hear → harm
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for December. asserted
hearing → schedule → December
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