BY IAN CROUCH
A Correctional Officer has been charged over an alleged assault on a male inmate at Cessnock Gaol.
The Corrective Services Investigation Unit has been looking into the incident which allegedly occurred in January.
As a result, a 46-year-old man was arrested at Wyong Police Station yesterday (Monday 18 March, 2024).
He's been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threaten to cause harm to prevent information to police, and granted conditional bail to face Cessnock Court on April 3.
