Former Liberal MP denounces radio station after being named as complainant behind harassment allegations

Lucy Wicks has asked for privacy after Sydney radio station 2GB named her as the person who made a complaint against NSW MP Taylor Martin

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Former federal MP Lucy Wicks has criticised Sydney radio station 2GB for naming her as the Liberal figure behind a formal complaint against a state MP that included allegations of harassment through demeaning, degrading, and abusive texts".

Wicks released a statement on her social media on Monday asking for privacy, saying she had been left distressed" after learning the station had named her as the person behind the complaint against Taylor Martin made last week.