Woman charged over alleged stalking and attempted extortion of Greens senator Jordon Steele-John
Summary
Western Australian police charged a 40-year-old Perth woman with aggravated stalking and making written threats to demand property, in a case involving Greens senator Jordon Steele-John. Police allege the woman is Steele-John’s former partner; he declined to comment, while separate complaints about his conduct are under investigation.Key Facts
- Police said detectives charged the woman on Wednesday.
- The charges are one count of aggravated stalking with intent to intimidate and one count of demanding property by written threats.
- Police allege the woman is a former partner of Steele-John.
- The woman is due to appear in a Perth magistrates court on Thursday morning.
- A spokesperson for Steele-John said he would not comment further on the investigation.
- Steele-John missed parliament last week after Greens members asked party leader David Shoebridge to investigate allegations about his conduct toward women from 2017 to 2025.
- Steele-John denied the allegations in a statement following a report by Nine newspapers.
- The complaints are being investigated independently by the WA Greens and have been referred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.
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