A man who “groped a prison worker’s thigh” just hours after being released was freed in error. Amari Ward was given a lift from HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, to Sittingbourne station 11 miles away as a “gesture of goodwill” when the incident occurred. The 31-year-old had been convicted under an outdated law, which was not recognised during checks. According to a log of the incident: “During the journey, it was alleged that [he] sexually assaulted the prison worker.” After the vehicle stopped in the car park at the station he quickly left and caught a train to London. He was arres…