Wandsworth: Ex-prison officer jailed over sex with inmate
2025-01-07
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A former HMP Wandsworth prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate has been jailed for 15 months. Linda De Sousa Abreu previously pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office following the offence in June last year.Judge Martin Edmunds KC said Abreu compromised her role as a prison officer, undermined discipline in the prison and put officers at increased risk.Senior staff at Wandsworth Prison identified Abreu after the video of her having sex with an inmate was shared online and quickly went viral on social media.
Abreu was arrested at Heathrow Airport before attempting to board a flight to Madrid with her father.The court was also told that a further recording of her performing a sex act with the same inmate was found on her prison-issue body-worn camera - and Abreu had admitted to having sex with that prisoner on an additional occasion. The judge said the video which went viral was therefore not isolated and was part of repeated behaviour.
Isleworth Crown Court heard a partial written statement from the governor of Wandsworth Prison, Andrew Davy, in which he said Abreu's actions had taken "less than a day" to undo the many years of work on behalf of female staff in all-male prisons.
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