In the unfolding scandal of a married Australian politician busted trying to woo a younger woman in Hong Kong, it’s hard to know where to begin — there’s just so much to share.
Should we discuss the “sugar daddy” dating website? The use of “G’Day” seductively? The horsemanship, aircraft piloting skills, and sexual prowess of the now disgraced farmer-turned-Aussie parliamentarian who, “numerous times,” likened himself to James Bond while on an illicit date?
OK, we’ll get to those.
But, for local relevance sake, let’s start at Aqua Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, where last month, Andrew Broad, Federal Member of Parliament for the rural constituency of Mallee in Australia’s southern state of Victoria, met a woman.
Her name was Amy. She was in her 20s. She was a “sugar baby.”
Going by the alias “Sweet Sophia Rose,” Amy was among users of a sugar daddy website, a place for young women to connect with older, well-off gentleman inclined to lavish their cash on youthful female companions.
Broad’s profile on the website said he was 36. He was not.
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He is, in fact, 43 years old and, after meeting the sugar-daddy-seeker on the site, corresponded with her via messages for more than a month prior to their TST rendezvous, according to Australian magazine New Idea, which broke the story.
Things had started off with vanilla small talk before turning strawberry sleaze, the woman told the publication.
Well, first, there was a dash of bold blueberry boasting, as Broad bragged about his September promotion to the “big job” of assistant minister to the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, a post he has since been forced to resign.
But, as their date neared, the messages, starting up north of decent, began to head Down Under, screenshots published online show.
“Do you like Aussie accents? I’m a country guy so I know how to fly a plane, ride a horse and f**k my woman. My intentions are completely dishonourable,” Broad, member of the National Party, the junior partner in Australia’s governing coalition, wrote.
Amy responded that she did, indeed, love “sexy” Aussie accents. Encouraged, Broad described a situation showcasing pure Australian sensuality.
“I pull you close, run my strong hands down your back, softly kiss your neck and whisper “Gday mate,” he wrote, possibly prompting an immediate triple orgasm.
With a line like that, it’s not surprising that Amy agreed to dinner at the expensive restaurant on the 30th floor of One Peking Road.
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Again encouraged, the politician, ostensibly in Hong Kong to attend a trade show featuring producers from his constituency, felt his powers of persuasion had sealed the deal, despite Amy’s profile explaining she did not get intimate on dates.
“I’ve booked a flashy room to seduce you back to,” he texted.
Unfortunately, it appears he’d already used up his, ah, A-game. Meeting Broad in person “wasn’t pleasant,” Amy told New Idea.
During their date, the “arrogant” father-of-one made “everything so awkward,” she said. He repeatedly complained about the restaurant’s prices (Hong Kong, right?) and referred to the furtive nature of his visit and the importance of himself.
“He kept saying that he was very important and that when he left he was going to have to throw away his phone. He referred to himself as James Bond numerous times,” Amy told the magazine, describing what’s commonly known as the Ron Burgundy approach.
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Double O Broad also recited his election speech, emphasizing his public appeal. Nothing sexier than an election speech, except for maybe whispering “G’Day” softly someone’s ear.
Amy said she left the date early, after Broad began putting her hand on his leg.
Responding to New Idea, Broad said the matter had been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) because “the person making the allegation may have engaged in criminal activity.”
But, according to The Guardian, the AFP was like nah. Confirming the receipt of a referral from Broad on Nov. 8, they said “no applicable offenses under Australian law have been identified.”
Broad, however, is facing a bit (OK, a lot) of trouble and has been ordered to pay back the public money used for the domestic connecting flight that comprised part of his journey to Hong Kong.
He’s also copping a fair amount of flak in the form of hypocrisy-guided missiles from the media, with reports readily pointing out he led calls for the former leader of his party to resign after it emerged he’d had an affair with a staff member.
In a statement today, Broad said he would not contest the next election, the Guardian reported.
A sour end to a sugar daddy’s political career.
