Mark Latham denies shocking abuse claims from former partner – including accusations he forced her into degrading sexual acts

Shocking new court documents allege NSW independent MP Mark Latham pressured his former partner into ‘degrading’ sexual acts, including making her call him ‘master’, as well as driving his car at her and ‘defecating on her before sex’. 

A domestic violence order filed in the NSW Local Court accuses Mr Latham of subjecting jos ex-partner Nathalie May Matthews to ‘a sustained pattern’ of psychological, financial, and emotional abuse over almost three years, according to details seen by The Australian.

Mr Latham denied the claims on Monday.

‘Nothing has been served on me nor has anyone contacted me,’ he told The Australian.

‘I haven’t had anything to do with her (Ms Matthews) since 27 May, so nearly seven weeks ago. I ended the “situationship” that night for very good reason.’

He followed up his statement with a post on social media.

‘The Australian newspaper has published a story based on allegations from Nathalie Matthews which are comically false and ridiculous,’ he wrote. 

‘I have scores of documents to show that and will rely upon them to defend myself. As the old saying goes, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’

Ms Matthews, who runs an e-commerce global logistics firm based in Dubai, Perth and Sydney, has applied for an interim order barring Mr Latham from coming within 100 metres, citing ‘ongoing, reasonable fear of harassment, intimidation, and potential harm’.

Her application accuses the former Labor leader of throwing a dinner plate at her, forcing her to call him ‘master’, and pressuring her to have sex with others.

Ms Matthews’ filing also alleges Mr Latham prevented her from cleaning up after ‘defecating on me before sex’ and ‘telling me I was his property, and repeatedly telling me that my only value to him was for sex to demean and control me’.

Ms Matthews also alleged ‘physical violence’ incidents, including ‘pushing me against walls, forcing me out the door, throwing a plate at me during an argument, and driving at me with his vehicle, hitting me with the side mirror and causing a bruise’.

Mr Latham is further accused of ‘systematically undermining’ Ms Matthews to ‘control and isolate’ her by comparing her ‘unfavourably to other women, acting as if he would harm himself to manipulate me’.

Ms Matthews accuses Mr Latham of forcing her to cover the cost of holidays abroad ‘under duress’, making her purchase expensive goods, and coercing her regarding her father’s will for his benefit. 

She claims ‘constant fear and hyper-vigilance’ since her arrival home from a June trip abroad, alleging all past break-ups with Mr Latham featured a repeated ‘pattern of harassment and intimidation’.

She alleges: ‘The defendant has held intimate photos and videos of me, and I have been afraid he would expose them to shame and control me if I attempted to leave or resist his demands.’

Ms Matthews made the application herself, with NSW Police neither charging Mr Latham nor seeking an order on her behalf.

The matter will heard at Downing Centre Local Court on 30 July.

Ms Matthews is a Liberal Party member and stood as a candidate at the 2021 Sutherland Shire Council election. 

Mr Latham is currently in a separate legal battle with independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich after he defamed him with an offensive tweet.

Mr Latham posted the tweet in March 2023 after Greenwich was quoted in the media calling him a ‘disgusting human being’.

This comment occurred in the aftermath of a violent confrontation involving LGBT protesters outside a church where Latham was scheduled to speak.

Latham hit back with a graphic and grossly homophobic reply. He tweeted: ‘Disgusting? How does that compare with … [sexual activity described in offensive terms]’, which Greenwich’s counsel described as ‘revolting’.

Mr Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 in costs.

Mr Greenwich has also lodged a homosexual vilification and workplace sexual harassment complaint against Latham with the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Last month Premier Chris Minns called Mr Latham one of the state’s most ‘shameful bigots’.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Latham for comment. 

Daily Mail Australia does not suggest the allegations are true only that they have been made.