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Former Down Under Lawmaker Jailed for More Than 60 Months for Criminal Acts
An ex- Australian politician found guilty of assaulting two individuals he met through professional activities received a sentence to five years and nine months in detention.
Trial Information
The former official, forty-four, has been in prison since last summer after judicial panel convicted him of sexually assaulting an individual and indecently assaulting another, in different occasions in 2013 then 2015.
The politician served the coastal town of the district in the New South Wales parliament from over a decade ago. He stepped down as a government cabinet member when the claims came to light in recent years but declined to leave the legislature and was re-elected in 2023.
Court Ruling
The presiding officer the judicial figure evaluated the defendant's condition of sight disability in her sentence and concluded "no different consequence except for detention would be suitable".
The defendant, who participated via digital means at the courthouse, will undergo at least nearly four years in detention before he can request early release.
The judge declared the judicial system needs to "deliver a strong warning to potential criminals that criminal acts of this nature will be faced with salutary penalties".
Case Background
She also said the convicted man had "escaped justice for multiple years and lived freely absent a treatment or penalty for his actions during those years".
Post-trial, Ward attempted a failed appeal attempt to remain in his position and stepped down moments before the legislature could oust him.
His legal team has previously said he intends to contest the conviction.
Trial Evidence
Ward's extended court case in the state court heard that he asked a intoxicated teenager to his home in the first incident and indecently assaulted him three times, despite the victim's efforts to fight back.
Two years later, he raped a mid-twenties government employee at his residence after an event at parliament.
He had argued the later assault didn't happen, and that the additional accuser was inaccurate regarding their meeting from the first incident.
However, prosecutors contended that notable parallels in the statements of the two men, who were unacquainted with one another, demonstrated they were telling the truth.
A jury debated for multiple days before delivering the findings of guilt.
Ward's resignation caused a special election in Kiama in last fall, which was claimed by the Labor candidate.
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