Emma Roberts-Smith: Who is Ben Roberts-Smith wife? Is Ben Roberts-Smith married?

Emma Roberts-Smith is the wife of Australian businessman and former Australian Army soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

Roberts-Smith met Emma Roberts-Smith, then Emma Groom in 1998 at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney. She came from a military family.

On 6 December 2003, the couple married at the University of Western Australia. However, in December 2020, their divorce was finalised.

Their twin daughters were born in 2010. Roberts-Smith was named 2013 Australian Father of the Year by The Shepherd Centre, a not-for-profit charitable organisation. On retirement from the army in 2015, he moved to Queensland with his then wife and daughters.

In 2017-2018, Roberts-Smith had a 6-month affair with “Person 17” (identity legally protected in current court proceedings). During this period, Person 17 became pregnant. Roberts-Smith hired a private investigator to monitor Person 17 and confirm her attendance at an abortion clinic.

Person 17 has accused Roberts-Smith of punching her in the face during a dinner at Parliament House in 2018. Roberts-Smith denies ever striking her. Person 17 also accused Roberts-Smith of coaching her on how to explain a black eye resulting from the alleged assault.

The AFP commenced an investigation into these claims but subsequently dropped all charges due to a lack of evidence

In January 2022, Roberts-Smith was ordered to pay the legal costs of his ex-wife after unsuccessfully trying to sue her in the Federal Court over allegations she accessed confidential emails.