Pornographic pictures rock Family First
By Chris Tinkler
* Candidate disendorsed over email pics
* Graphic photos of member circulated
* Admits downloading Internet porn
FAMILY First is reeling over a pornography scandal involving one of its election candidates.
Andrew Quah was disendorsed as a candidate and expelled from Victorian Senator Steve Fielding's pro-family party yesterday after the Sunday Herald Sun uncovered his indiscretions.
Mr Quah, 22, had earlier admitted to posing for two images, one partly undressed and the other clutching his private parts, attached to an email circulating across the country.
He said he could not rule out being responsible for producing a third image attached to the email featuring graphic shots of a man's genitalia.
Admission, but set-up claims
Mr Quah yesterday said he did not create the email nor had he written the text in it.
He believed he had been set up by political opponents.
But Mr Quah admitted to downloading porn on the web as recently as two weeks ago.
The sleaze scandal is a big blow for Family First, whose key platforms include tackling internet pornography.
On Friday, Mr Quah said: "The first two (images) are definitely from me and the third one might have been from me."
He added: "Yes, I've downloaded pornography, maybe a couple of weeks ago."
