NSW: Dumped candidate says he has paid the ultimate price

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-2007
NSW: Dumped candidate says he has paid the ultimate price

SYDNEY, Feb 23 AAP - A NSW Liberal Party candidate dumped for sending a smutty joke
text message says his reputation has been smeared by a personal attack from people he
thought were friends.

Brenton Pavier was yesterday disendorsed as Liberal candidate for the NSW Central Coast
seat of Wyong after party leader Peter Debnam became aware of the text message.

According to Fairfax newspaper reports, the message, which Mr Pavier sent to friends
around Christmas, apparently said: "The video you have ordered about how to have sex with
men with …