Ex-mayor tells extortion trial he met woman for 'two hours of massage'

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Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale has taken the witness stand at his extortion trial, saying he met a Singaporean woman to get 'two hours of massage' from her. 9News

"I'm not going to be f----- around like you f----- her around," he said in one.When he didn't pay, Pisasale then allegedly engaged Ipswich solicitor Cameron James McKenzie to write to Xin demanding money and threatening court action."He just wanted to help a damsel in distress.But McKenzie - in an interview with corruption investigators played to a Brisbane District Court jury today - denied it was extortion."To Paul this might seem like a bit of fun.

McKenzie, who has also pleaded not guilty to extortion, said Pisasale told him Yutian suffered financial loss because Xin had turned out to be a womaniser who made false promises.The court has previously heard Pisasale referred to her as "a bird I made contact with" who he "was going to take her over to the apartment at three o'clock".

 

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