The Snitch: Mark Geyer’s daughter to face court for drug possession
The daughter of Penrith Panthers legend Mark “MG” Geyer has had a year to forget — and it’s just gotten worse. Montana Geyer is due to face court charged with drug possession.
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The daughter of Penrith Panthers legend Mark “MG” Geyer has had a year to forget — and it’s just gotten worse.
Montana Geyer is due to face court next month charged with drug possession. According to court records, the 22-year-old was busted allegedly carrying 0.3g of cocaine at Randwick on April 20.
Police allegedly pinged the rugby league great’s daughter at 1.30pm.
The day she was allegedly caught with the drugs was All Age Stakes Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse but we’ll have to wait until her matter lands in court on June 5 to find out the details.
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The Snitch could not reach Montana Geyer while her former State of Origin firebrand father said he was not able to comment.
It adds to a troubled time for Ms Geyer. Earlier this year, she was drawn into a rugby league scandal when a social media site, NRL Memes, made an unfounded claim that she featured in a sex tape involving Panthers player Tyrone May. The situation forced her father, who is now a successful media identity, to vehemently deny the claim.
Ms Geyer has since launched defamation action against the administrator of NRL Memes, Faoud Ghosn, in the Sydney District Court. The matter is listed for a directions hearing on May 30.
CAS vs COP
Child abuse detectives and police top brass are shaping up for a showdown in the Industrial Relations Commission.
For as long as The Snitch can remember, the Child Abuse Squad has held the title for the most arrests year on year (upwards of 700) at State Crime Command.
Yet we often hear about how under-resourced the team — which deals with the most heinous crimes against children — actually is.
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One source said the city office was juggling at least 50 active investigations between 15 officers while the Hunter Region was managing up to 20 cases per office.
Getting radio silence about the situation from the police hierarchy, sources say the NSW Police Association, representing CAS, is about to serve a notice on the force to appear before the IRC.
It’s argued the sheer workload, not the nature of the work, is leading to burn out among officers and is simply not sustainable.
COPS AND LADDERS
We need to follow up an item from the column last week about movement at the top end of the force.
Commissioner Mick Fuller formally announced last week the portfolio swap of Counter Terrorism Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing and Central Metropolitan Region Assistant Commissioner Mark Walton.
However, there were three other reshuffles thrown in the mix.
Tony Crandell, who forged strong ties with the LGBTIQ community as the head of Surry Hills, will move to the State Intelligence Command and Assistant Peter Barrie will take up the less intriguing education and training command.
Assistant Commissioner Joe Cassar will move from the Youth Command to lead the Southern Region from July 1.
“Much like my own journey, I am a strong believer in the continual development of my senior staff,” Mr Fuller wrote in an internal announcement.
The obvious omission from that list is the sought after role as the State Crime Command boss. While the acting commander Stuart Smith is a touted shoe-in, we want it in writing.
SOCIAL MEDIA STIR
When it comes to causing drama in the workplace, social media is the gift that keeps giving. The latest instalment features the tipstaff — or junior assistant to a Supreme Court judge in more punter-friendly terms — of NSW Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison.
Justice Harrison is presiding over the case of conservative blogger Bernard Gaynor and gay activist Garry Burns.
The judge would likely have not been pleased recently when he had to deal with an application from Mr Gaynor that he excuse himself from the case on the basis of apprehended bias.
The reason Mr Gaynor gave was that he claimed Justice Harrison’s tipstaff had made numerous social media posts and other “media features” that displayed their political leanings. One included a photo of the tipstaff participating in Wear it Purple Day, which, according to the internet “celebrates diversity and young people from the LGBTIQA+ community.” Mr Gaynor complained this meant he would not get a fair hearing given his opponent complained about his “views on homosexual activism”.
Justice Harrison disagreed.
In throwing out the application, he told the court: “The personal views of my tipstaves are largely unknown to me, except to the extent that they are revealed in the context of the relationship I have with them as my assistant in chambers.”
“My current tipstaff’s employment was neither influenced by nor dependent upon his social or political views. It was, in contrast, significantly informed by his outstanding academic and employment credentials.”
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Originally published as The Snitch: Mark Geyer’s daughter to face court for drug possession
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