Former inmate Trudy Sheiles tells an inquiry she didn't report being sexually assaulted by a senior NSW prison officer because she was 'terrified of the repercussions'.
A former female inmate says threats and the fear of retribution prevented her from reporting a senior New South Wales prison officer's ongoing sexual abuse.Trudy Sheiles said she was warned about Astill's behaviour by other inmatesA special commission of inquiry is examining what Corrective Services NSW staff and prison officers knew about Wayne Gregory Astill's abuse of inmates at Sydney's Dillwynia Correctional Centre over several years.
The inquiry was previously told there was no surveillance footage of Astill's offending, despite there being up to 175 security cameras in the prison at the time. Ms Sheiles said while she told the manager about some of his inappropriate comments, she did not disclose that she had been sexually assaulted.
"The wonderful man pushed and pushed and pushed, he showed genuine concern and tried his damnest to have me confide in him and tell him what's going on." "Corrective Services deeply regrets the treatment inmates endured at a time of their life when they were vulnerable and in need of support," barrister James Sheller SC read on behalf of CSNSW.
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