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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by prison guard settles with NSW government

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Documents filed to the NSW supreme court provide details on alleged sexual abuse of a prisoner known as GP1 by a prisoner guard in the state correctional system. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A female prisoner allegedly sexually abused for years by a senior prison guard will be paid an undisclosed sum as part of a New South Wales government settlement in an ongoing class action.

Court documents filed to the NSW supreme court reveal that the woman, known as GP1, alleged she was raped when the department of justice already knew Wayne Astill, a prison guard, “was abusing his position toward female inmates”.

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