A former state minister jailed for the sexual abuse of two young men more than a decade ago has been described as callous and predatory over the opportunistic attacks.

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Former Kiama MP Gareth Ward was found guilty in July of sexual intercourse without consent and three indecent assaults following a NSW District Court trial.

The 44-year-old's acts were "deliberate and predatory," Judge Kara Shead said during sentencing on Friday at Parramatta District Court in western Sydney.

In raping an intoxicated political staffer at his inner-city apartment

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