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Samantha Lock and Maeve Bannister

'Incompetent or corrupt' to employ rapist prison guard

Former prison guard Wayne Astill was sentenced in 2023 to a maximum of 23 years in jail. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Either incompetence or corruption is to blame for a rapist prison guard with a history of serious misconduct getting a job, according to a scathing report that has triggered a major review of the NSW jail system.

Authorities could not rule out on Wednesday that the criminal behaviour of Wayne Astill was being repeated elsewhere and other sex offenders could be working in the state's prisons.

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