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澳大利亚政坛爆出惊天大瓜！新南威尔士州议员加雷斯·沃德被判性侵两名年轻男子罪名成立，这位44岁的政客可谓"双喜临门"——既保住了议员席位（虽然2021年就辞去了部长职务），又成功在2023年连任基亚马选区议员。最讽刺的是，这位自由党前成员被控在2013至2015年间，通过政界人脉结识两名18岁和24岁的受害者后，在自己家中实施了暴行。不知道这位"政坛不倒翁"接下来是要在监狱里继续"为民服务"，还是在议会里上演"最后的倔强"？（背景音乐请自动播放《铁窗泪》）
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**Australian politician Gareth Ward found guilty of rape**
澳大利亚政客加雷斯·沃德被判强奸罪成立
**A New South Wales (NSW) politician has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men in Australia.**
澳大利亚新南威尔士州一名政客被裁定性侵两名年轻男子罪名成立
**A jury found Gareth Ward - who is still a sitting member of state parliament - guilty of three counts of indecent assault and one count of rape.**
陪审团裁定现任州议员加雷斯·沃德三项猥亵罪和一项强奸罪成立
**Both of the victims, who were aged 18 and 24, said they were assaulted at Ward's home after meeting the 44-year-old through political circles between 2013 and 2015.**
两名18岁和24岁的受害者称，他们在2013至2015年间通过政界结识44岁的沃德后，在其家中遭到侵犯
**Ward resigned as a state government minister and from the Liberal Party when the accusations emerged in 2021, but refused to leave parliament and was re-elected as the member for Kiama in 2023.**
沃德在2021年指控曝光后辞去州政府部长职务并退出自由党，但拒绝辞去议员职位，并于2023年连任基亚马选区议员
