Former NSW MP Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for sexually abusing two men
Ward appeared via video link from Cessnock prison, having resigned as the member for Kiama in early August
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Former New South Wales MP Gareth Ward has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison after he was found guilty in July of sexually abusing two young men.
Ward was sentenced by judge Kara Shead on Friday in the Parramatta district court. Ward, who had been remanded in custody while he awaited sentencing, appeared via video link from Cessnock prison.