Disgraced former Kiama MP Gareth Ward’s standing in the community has been “shattered”, according to his lawyer, as the convicted rapist faced a sentencing hearing at Parramatta District Court on Friday.

Ward appeared via video link from jail before Judge Kara Shead again after he was convicted of sexual intercourse without consent and three counts of indecent assault, stemming from incidents involving an 18-year-old in 2013 and a 24-year-old political staffer in 2015.

The 44-year-old was wearing a green prison uniform and his legal counsel, David Campbell SC told the court that his client had suffered "an enormous fall from grace".

Campbell said Ward’s once cherished standing in the community is “shattered” after he resigned early last month just hours before NSW Parliament was due to expel him.

"He's languishing in custody,” Campbell told the Court.

Crown Prosecutor Monika Knowles said the former NSW Families Minister, who held the seat in Kiama from 2011 until his recent resignation, that Ward was well aware of the risk of losing political office when he committed the offences.

The Court heard a victim impact statement from the then recently turned 18-year-old from the 2013 incident, who spoke about having flashbacks to the night when he was abused by the former Kiama MP.

He said that he feared for his safety before giving evidence after receiving a voicemail which contained the sound of two gunshots.

The victim said he has "haunted” by the initial incident at Ward’s Meroo Meadow home in the Shoalhaven and that he was "assaulted by someone I trusted then unconscious next to him for a number of hours".

He said he abused alcohol and drugs after the incident as his mental health worsened.

The older victim from the second incident also said he turned to drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism after he had been abused by Ward.

In his victim impact statement which was tendered to the Court, he said he was raped by someone “entrusted with protecting our most vulnerable”.

Judge Shead is expected to deliver her sentence when Ward next faces court in October.

Earlier on Friday, Ward issued a statement from jail to congratulate Katelin McInerney on her by-election victory after the Labor candidate's landslide win last weekend.

He paid tribute to the 13 candidates who threw their hat into the ring for the recent by-election which was announced by the NSW Government after his resignation.

"Representing my local community in Parliament has been the greatest honour of my life and I look forward to watching what the new member is able to achieve for our region," he added.

"My only advice to the new member is that people will judge you not on what you say but what you do and deliver.

"Labor promised a lot at this election, it’s now up to them to deliver.”