A prison officer who was caught smuggling contraband into Cessnock Gaol says he felt pressured to do it.
Beau Martin told police the smuggling started with small-time items like food, toothbrushes and cologne, but then progressed to banned items like tobacco and mobile phones.
The 30-year-old says he complied with inmates demands because they threatened him, saying they knew where his son lived.
Fairfax reports Martin was paid more than $2,000 to bring contraband into the gaol -he's pleaded guilty to two counts of agent corruptly receiving a benefit, two counts of unlawfully delivering items to an inmate and attempting to bring prohibited drugs into gaol.
Martin will be sentenced in May.
