Milton Orkopoulos's electoral assistant has been poorly served by her employer, the ALP
Gillian Sneddon, the convicted paedophile's former electoral officer, is pursuing a claim against the Government, after alleging she has lived in fear since turning police witness.
Central to her claim is that her life had been destroyed by the affair and that the Government had treated her like a pariah after locking her out of the Swansea office in November 2006, following Orkopoulos' arrest.
Ms Sneddon has also alleged that parliamentary officers tipped Orkopoulos off to the investigation after she called them in 2006 to raise the alarm about the allegations of child sex.
This she claimed, put her life at risk and had caused her permanent impairment.
However, Ben has a story with similar shadowy figures of the ALP NSW Government. But Ben has no recourse for action because of the deliberate time wasting of a few government ministers.
Gillian deserves much better than she received. NSW deserves much better than the Iemma government.
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Sex MP's staffer Gillian Sneddon to sue Labor
By Simon Benson
THE whistleblower sacked after lifting the lid to Labor MPs about the sex investigation into Milton Orkopoulos is now suing the State Government for $600,000, claiming she can never work again.
Gillian Sneddon, the convicted paedophile's former electoral officer, is pursuing a claim against the Government, after alleging she has lived in fear since turning police witness.
Central to her claim is that her life had been destroyed by the affair and that the Government had treated her like a pariah after locking her out of the Swansea office in November 2006, following Orkopoulos' arrest.
Ms Sneddon has also alleged that parliamentary officers tipped Orkopoulos off to the investigation after she called them in 2006 to raise the alarm about the allegations of child sex.
This she claimed, put her life at risk and had caused her permanent impairment.
The Daily Telegraph understands the figure of $600,000 had been included in a submission by Ms Sneddon to the Government and Parliament's insurer Allianz.
Ms Sneddon has claimed that psychological damage rendered by the actions of her employer, a government MP, had rendered her unfit to work again.
Ms Sneddon was told on the first day of giving evidence in February in the Orkopoulos trial that she had been made redundant.
"My claim is for psychological injury," Ms Sneddon said. "Parliament is trying to claim I have a pre-existing condition. It's ridiculous.
"Once Milton was arrested it wasn't over. I have Labor Party MPs turn their backs on me wherever I go."
The Daily Telegraph has learned that Speaker Richard Torbay and the crown solicitor will meet Ms Sneddon next week.
It is believed that she will be offered a redundancy entitlement of $66,000, or the offer of employment within Parliament House.
But this will not prevent her from also seeking the workers compensation claim. Ms Sneddon has been offered a job at Parliament, which she has so far rejected.
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