Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been arrested and charged with seven counts of using a carriage service to menace.
The construction union’s former boss quit in 2024 after facing numerous allegations of misconduct tied to his activities within the CFMEU.
Former CFMEU Victorian secretary John Setka.Credit: Chris Hopkins
The allegations, revealed in this masthead’s Building Bad investigation last year, prompted the federal government to appoint an independent administrator to overhaul the union.
Using a carriage service to menace essentially means using any form of electronic communication service, like a phone, in a way that is threatening or intimidating to a person.
