The alleged assault took place at Shortland Correctional Centre in Cessnock in January this year.
A 46-year-old man was arrested on Monday at Wyong Police Station following inquiries by the Corrective Services Investigation Unit (CSIU).
He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threat/cause injury/harm to prevent information to police.
The man was given conditional bail and will appear at Cessnock Local Court on Wednesday April 3.
A man accused of a series of sexual assaults on his wedding night and honeymoon has been found not guilty on all charges in a Sydney court.
The baby was pulled from the dumpster, still wet
Three men who allegedly forced two Aussie teenagers who were dating each other to marry have fronted court.
A man has been charged after allegedly taking off his clothes and assaulting the plane crew on a flight from WA to Melbourne.
A police officer has been charged and stood down from the force after allegedly punching an elderly woman while she received treatment at a hospital.
“The saddest part is that after he shot him he wouldn’t even take him out of his misery,” one of the cat’s devastated owners said.
Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape and three of voyeurism against a female police officer.
A reality TV star has been hit with fresh charges after she allegedly sold a massive quantity of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
Ross Wild stood trial accused of series of sex offences against multiple victims over a decade
A lawyer for two men allegedly found with guns near John Ibrahim’s house has said he’s “not sure” if police allege it was an assassination attempt.
A 19-year-old man and two juveniles suspected in a botched carjacking that led to the death of an Ohio woman were in custody Wednesday on murder charges, police said.
Hundreds of protesters chanted ‘shame on you’ at a protest at Manchester airport following the incident captured on camera
A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Julie Ruscitto says she has taken security measures and stopped selling high-end products.
El Mayo co-founded the notorious Sinaloa crime syndicate with El Chapo, who is currently jailed in the US.
The camp, situated on a farm, was raided and 95 Libyans have been taken into custody, police say.
A Justice Department watchdog has found that former Attorney General Bill Barr was personally involved in the decision to publicize an incident from the 2020 election – nine mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being discarded in a dumpster in Pennsylvania – that flamed the false narrative of widespread voter fraud.
The children of a woman killed by her estranged husband have launched legal action against their dad due to suffering financial loss and psychological injuries.
Bruce Lehrmann's bid to appeal a defamation loss and findings he raped Brittany Higgins could be tripped up as Ten tries to bankrupt him over a legal bill.
A Brisbane man accused of drugging, tattooing and sexually enslaving young women has been charged with 10 new offences including rape and drug supply.
