Terence Allan Griffiths (22 June 1944 – 18 June 2009) was a New South Wales (NSW) state politician from 1988 to 1995, and NSW government minister from 1991 to 1994, whose political career ended in disgrace over sexual harassment, molestation and bullying claims.
In 1988, he was elected as the member for the southern Sydney seat of Georges River in the NSW Legislative Assembly, defeating sitting Labor MP Frank Walker.
[1] In 1994, Griffiths was forced to resign from both the government ministry and the Liberal Party over claims of sexual harassment.
[4][5] He repeatedly backed and protected Rubiolo who lived in and was the Scout Association of Australia commissioner for his electorate.
Following the failure of his political career on claims of sexual harassment, molestation and bullying of staff, he was removed from The Scout Association of Australia NSW branch council[6] and his second wife divorced him in 2000.