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Christian Porter proposes to his high-flying criminal lawyer girlfriend with a huge diamond ring – less than two years after splitting from his second wife and the mum to his kids
- Christian Porter and lawyer girlfriend Karen Espiner are engaged
Former attorney-general Christian Porter asked his high-flying criminal lawyer girlfriend Karen Espiner to marry him, and she reportedly said ‘yes’.
Mr Porter and Mr Espiner were smiling from ear to ear at the Telethon Ball on Saturday night, where she wore a large diamond ring and showed a butterfly tattoo on her side.
The former Liberal minister has a tattoo of an X-wing fighter from Star Wars on his ribs.
Mr Porter and Ms Espiner became an item in 2021, but it wasn’t until February this year that they were pictured together as they dined out in Sydney, where her practice is based.
Christian Porter made a public appearance with his flame Karen Espiner at an upmarket beachside hotspot (pictured together)
Mr Porter’s Sydney pitstop with Espiner (pictured together) was the first time the couple was seen together in public
Mr Porter, 52, has returned to Henley Stirling Lawyers after leaving politics.
He had been considered a possible future prime minister but ended his political career as a backbencher after taking suing the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan in a defamation case.
Mr Porter left his attorney-general role after an emotional press conference in March 2021 following allegations – which he categorically denied – that he was involved in a rape in 1988 when he was 17 while attending a high-school debating competition in Sydney.
An article by the ABC had detailed the accusations levelled at a Cabinet minister but did not name him.
Mr Porter (pictured with Ms Espiner) resigned from cabinet in September 2021 after it was revealed he had accepted anonymous donations from a blind trust to cover his legal expenses
But in the days that followed, Mr Porter outed himself as the minister referred to in the story, but strongly refuted all the allegations and launched legal action against the public broadcaster.
NSW Police found there was not enough evidence to pursue the historical allegations and dropped the investigation.
Mr Porter was moved to the position of Minister for Industry, Science and Technology while he was taking legal action against the ABC as a political compromise on the advice of the solicitor-general.
The lawsuit was later settled out of court.
The two laughed and smiled as they held hands and wrapped arms while walking by the beach in the trendy suburb Ms Espiner calls home
When it emerged his huge legal fees were paid for by a blind trust, he resigned from Cabinet completely.
Mr Porter said the trust was established in a way that he did not know who the funders were.
Mr Porter split with his second wife Jennifer in 2020 after 13 years together. They have two children.
Although the couple went public with their relationship in June 2021, last February was the first time Mr Porter and Ms Espiner were seen in public together.
The stylish brunette, who co-founded Younes + Espiner Lawyers, wore a colourful summer dress by the boutique Byron Bay designer Mister Zimi, while Mr Porter stepped out in dark Levi’s jeans, a sports jacket and Converse Chuck Taylor boots.
The two laughed and smiled as they held hands and wrapped arms while walking by the beach in the trendy suburb Ms Espiner calls home.
Ms Espiner wore a colourful summer dress by the boutique Byron Bay designer Mister Zimi, while Mr Porter stepped out in dark jeans, a sports jacket and Converse Chuck Taylors
Although the couple went public with their relationship in June 2021, February was the first time Christian Porter and Karen Espiner (pictured) were photographed in public together
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