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Newcastle Herald
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Ex-NSW MP Orkopoulos arrested at home

Convicted child sex offender and ex-NSW MP Milton Orkopoulos has been arrested, with police saying it is not related to any parole breach.

Milton Orkopoulos in 2011. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Former Labor NSW minister and convicted child sex offender Milton Orkopoulos has been arrested at his southeast Sydney home.

The 62-year-old was arrested at 7am on Wednesday at Malabar and is being held at Maroubra Police Station, NSW Police confirmed.

NSW Police told AAP the arrest was not related to any alleged breach of parole conditions.

The arrest comes after police on Tuesday said Orkopoulos would be issued with a court attendance notice for failing to comply with reporting obligations.

The NSW State Parole Authority is set to meet on Wednesday to consider revoking Orkopoulos' parole.

He is due to front Waverley Local Court over the matter on March 4.

Orkopoulos was released from prison in December after spending more than 11 years behind bars for child sex offences.

AAP

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