More lewd posts emerge from Labor candidate as domestic violence groups condemn message

An embattled Victorian Labor candidate has made more lewd jokes on Facebook, it can be revealed, as domestic violence groups criticise the state school teacher for his “appalling” comments.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten with their candidate for Melbourne, Luke Creasey. Picture: Aaron Francis/The Australian

Labor’s embattled candidate for Melbourne Luke Creasey made lewd jokes about Tony Abbott and a sex act and poked fun at parts of the female anatomy.

The new revelations come as domestic violence groups have criticised the Victorian state school teacher for reinforcing myths that women regularly lie about sexual assault in a post on social media.

Mr Creasey has already apologised for posts he made on his Facebook page in 2012, including sharing a rape joke and lewd material.

The Herald Sun can now reveal Mr Creasey made more controversial Facebook posts, including strange comments about Lesbian couples having one vagina.

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“So I have a theory: When two vaginas come into contact, they begin to ‘mind-meld’ and eventually; after prolonged exposure; form a hive mind. This is why lesbians tend to merge into One Being,” Mr Creasey said in 2012 post.

The Labor candidate also attacked Mr Abbott for claiming boat people were acting in an un-Christian matter.

“I beg to differ, Tony. Coming in the back door is very Christian, or at least catholic. How else do you avoid perpetual pregnancy when your faith condemns conception (sic)?” Mr Creasey posted.

Another image he shared online said religion was “like a penis” because people shouldn’t “try to “shove it down my children’s throats.”

Labor is standing by Mr Creasey, a teacher at Coburg High School, despite calls from the Coalition and the Greens for him to stand down.

One of the posts.

It is understood some senior members are pushing for Mr Creasey to be dumped as Labor’s candidate for the seat, which is held by Greens MP Adam Bandt.

It was revealed yesterday Mr Creasey posted a rape joke on Facebook which suggested women lied about being raped.

White Ribbon’s chief executive Delia Donovan told the Herald Sun: “We are appalled by Luke Creasey’s comments. There is absolutely no room in our society to spread abusive, hateful and disrespectful remarks.”

Domestic Violence Resource Centre chief executive Emily Maguire said politicians needed to accept their comments could have an effect on attitudes in the general community.

“Social media posts like this reinforce myths and attitudes that are already out there about women lying about sexual assault, when we know that many women who are sexual assaulted or experience family violence don’t report it to police, and false reports on this are incredibly rare (and occur at around the same rates as false reporting of other crimes occurs),” Ms Maguire said.

Screen grabs from Luke Creasey's facebook page

“I think the behaviour of people in leadership roles or positions of power, whether in politics, popular culture or sport, absolutely does have an impact on what every day Australians believe and how they think about things.

“Politicians are not only political leaders but cultural leaders as well, and most Australians expect that MPs and candidates don’t hold attitudes that are sexist, racist, homophobic or discriminatory in any other way as their role is to represent the breadth of Australian society in all its diversity.

Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus told ABC radio yesterday Mr Creasey had immediately apologised wand was in his early 20s when the posts were made.

“That doesn’t excuse it, but it does help explain it. The posts were distasteful and offensive — and Mr Creasey himself calls them stupid,” Mr Dreyfus said.

Labor leader Bill Shorten and his deputy Tanya Plibersek today ducked questions on whether

Mr Creasey should be disendorsed.

Ms Plibersek instead took a swing at the Liberals over racist comments the party’s candidate for Lyons, Jessica Whelan, appears to have posted online which she denies.

“What confuses me is that you’ve got a prime minister who is prepared to take action against the candidate for Isaacs but is not prepared to take action against the candidate for Lyons,” she said.

The emergence of Mr Creasey’s seven-year-old Facebook posts comes as two Victorian candidates were yesterday forced out for anti-Islamic and homophobic online rants.

Yesterday when the original offensive comments emerged, Mr Creasey said the posts were from “a number of years ago” and “stupid, immature and I no way reflect the views I hold today”.