A NSW prison officer has been suspended from work after being charged with sexually assaulting a colleague at a jail in the Hunter region.
The 59-year-old man was arrested at a home near Lake Macquarie on June 4 and charged with two counts of common assault and inciting someone to perform a sex act without consent.
Police will allege in court the man attempted to instigate sexual activity with a female employee at the jail in April.
A NSW prison officer has been suspended from work after being charged with sexually assaulting a colleague at a jail in the Hunter region
It will also be alleged the man inappropriately touched the women on a number of occasions.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Cessnock Local Court on Wednesday.