William Theodore D'Arcy (born 31 July 1939) is a former Australian politician. He was the

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(1972–74) and Woodridge (1977–2000) in the

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. D'Arcy was born in

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. He worked as a teacher and business consultant before his entry into politics. He was first elected to parliament at the 1972 election for the seat of

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's death, but he was defeated at the 1974 election. He returned to the Assembly in 1977 as the member for the new seat of Woodridge. In 1987 he was appointed Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, Sport and Racing, and in February 1980 became Deputy Leader of the Opposition, serving until 1982. He held his seat until his resignation in January 2000. Later in 2000, D’Arcy was convicted of a number of sexual offences against children from his days as a teacher at country

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s in the 1960s and 1970s. He was imprisoned until released in 2007. On 13 November 2011, an article appeared in ''

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'' newspaper reporting D'Arcy as strongly protesting his innocence of all charges and claiming that "private investigators, psychologists and lawyers" had built a case that would prove his innocence. In reply Queensland Attorney-General Paul Lucas dismissed his claims, saying "I have nothing but contempt for Bill D'Arcy."Michael McKenna, ''D’Arcy’s New Bid to Clear his Name'', The Australian, 13 November 2011.

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