A prisoner has allegedly been gang raped for half an hour by a group of inmates at a jail in New South Wales.
The horrifying incident is alleged to have taken place at Lithgow Correctional Centre, west of Sydney, on Tuesday.
The inmates allegedly took turns sexually assaulting the man in a cell, the Penrith Press reported.
A source told the newspaper that other convicts could hear the sexual assault happening but claimed that prison guards were unaware and did not intervene.
One of the alleged attackers was said to be a convicted sex offender.
The alleged victim was taken to hospital on Wednesday.
A NSW Police spokesman said it had received ‘a report of a sexual assault of an inmate by several other inmates’.
Corrective Services NSW said an investigation was under way.
A prisoner has allegedly been gang raped by a group of inmates at a jail in New South Wales. A cell at Lithgow prison is pictured
The horrifying incident is alleged to have taken place at Lithgow Correctional Centre, west of Sydney, on Tuesday
‘On Wednesday, Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) was informed an inmate at Lithgow Correctional Centre had allegedly been sexually assaulted,’ a spokesman said.
‘Due to the serious nature of the allegations, all relevant areas were immediately secured as a crime scene and NSW Police attended the centre. The inmate was taken to hospital for evaluation, returning to the centre several hours later.
‘CSNSW treats all allegations with the utmost seriousness. CSNSW is assisting NSW Police with their investigations and support is being provided to the inmate.’
