Terence Lewis "Terry" Martin (born 4 November 1957, Hobart) is a former independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Electoral division of Elwick.
On 30 October 2009, Martin appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl.
[4] On 21 November 2011 he was convicted of creating child pornography and having sex with a 12-year-old girl.
[5] On 29 November 2011 he was handed a wholly suspended sentence, with the judge finding that the medication Martin was taking for Parkinson's disease had been a significant factor in his actions, and stating that there was "no likelihood" that Martin would reoffend.
[6] The judge said that Martin's offence was directly related to medication for Parkinson's Disease which caused hypersexual desire, leading Martin to seek out 162 sex workers, one of whom was the 12-year-old, who was prostituted by her mother and a pimp.