Clive Palmer candidate’s raunchy Facebook account

A Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party candidate for a Brisbane seat, who has been preferenced second by the LNP, has defended his racy personal Facebook account while confirming he has been banned from the social network in the past.

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party candidate for Ryan has defended a personal Facebook account littered with references to his colourful private life, including raunchy images of women.

Larry Crouch, who has been preferenced second by the LNP as part of a national preferences deal with the billionaire’s party, said a party executive had vetted his social media accounts, including his personal Facebook page, on Wednesday (May 1) and approved it.

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He confirmed he had been banned from Facebook for three days on one occasion but said he could not recall why, although one of his posts said he was put in Facebook “prison’’ because one of his comments was deemed “naughty’’.

One of his Facebook followers re-posted that “you have been banned before due to your photos of semi-naked women’’.

He said one photo, where he has his hand on a woman’s bikini top on a Brazilian beach, was of his then girlfriend and was taken during Carnivale.

“That’s the way they dress over there,’’ he said.

“I think it’s perfectly normal.’’

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Another of his posts referred to a Youtube video link he said was taken down by Facebook, and contained Portuguese words which, when entered into the Youtube search engine, directed viewers to a raunchy image of a naked dancing woman on all fours.

Mr Crouch said he had taken steps several years ago to ensure the account was private, however as late as last Friday anyone could search “Larry Crouch’’ on Facebook and access most of the comments and photos on his personal account.

United Australia Party candidate for Ryan Larry Crouch, with a friend.

The account is now not accessible.

The official UAP home page entry says Mr Crouch has “an extensive background in sales of financial products, real estate and risk management.’’

“He has lived and worked internationally. Larry is very community orientated, giving his time to teach English to international and disadvantaged students.’’

The revelations come after a spate of resignations in the past two weeks by candidates from One Nation, Labor and the LNP related to candidates’ social media comments and personal photos.

But Mr Crouch said not only had he done nothing wrong, he had helped the community.

United Australia Party candidate for Ryan, Larry Crouch, with a woman he says was his girlfriend on the beach in Brazil, photographed during Carnivale.

“If you’re expecting me to fall on my sword, that won’t be happening,’ he said.

“The media is only out for sensationalism. I’ve never done anything wrong, I don’t have convictions for paedophilia, rape, murder or anything like that.

“I’ve got nothing to hide, I’ve done nothing wrong.

“I’ve passed all the requirements to get a yellow Card (required by prisons workers), a blue card.

“I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of and I deny any inappropriate behaviour.’’

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Screen shot of a Facebook post from Larry Crouch's account

Screen shot of post from one of Larry Crouch’s Facebook followers suggesting he has been banned in the past after posting inappropriate material

Mr Crouch also said he was highly respected in the Brazilian favelas (slums) where he worked for free teaching English to poor people so they could sell T-shirts and other items on the beaches, and had taught in China.

He had also helped immigrants, the disadvantaged and Brazilians in Brisbane who attended conversational English classes.

When asked why he had no material on his official UAP Facebook account, and what his policies for Ryan were, he said they were the same as the UAP’s official policies, such as reducing electricity prices, which any voter could access on the UAP home page.