You might have heard about the HMP Wandsworth Prison Officer Linda De Sousa Abreu and her viral relations video with an inmate. Well, guess what? She’s been slapped with a 15-month prison sentence!
It all started when a video of Linda and the inmate started making its rounds on the socials. And let me tell you, it was shocking! Who would have thought that a prison officer would get cozy with an inmate like that? I mean, come on! Didn’t she know the consequences?
Well, the law didn’t spare her. After a thorough investigation, Linda was found guilty and sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
During sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, Judge Martin Edmunds KC said the former officer “knew that conduct was forbidden, and forbidden for good reason”, and that the offence and harm caused “was immensely serious”.
He added: “You engaged in sexual activity with a prisoner. That compromised your role as an officer, and was misconduct which undermines discipline within the prison, and puts fellow officers at increased risk.”
The court heard De Sousa Abreu had a history of poor mental health and trauma, and had consented to sexual activity with the prisoner on the day of the incident.
It also heard she agreed to a second prisoner – who later sent the video to a friend, who posted the video online – being present and filming the activity while appearing to smoke cannabis.
The judge said she “participated with evident enthusiasm”, but did not consent to the recording being published online.
De Sousa Abreu also requested the judge consider two other offences – one being sexual activity with the prisoner earlier that day, and the other being a separate sexual encounter with the prisoner within at least three to four days of the main offence.
Judge Edmunds then said “whether you intended it or not, the fact is that the video went viral, and caused great harm” to female officers at HMP Wandsworth.
He noted some officers said that after the recording, they were “subject to abuse and harassment from prisoners” as well as being subjected to sexual approaches and being seen as “fair game”.
Other officers claimed their children were teased at school over what their mothers may do at work after the video was released.
“It is inevitable that the damage for which you were responsible at Wandsworth has spread, to some degree, through the prison estate,” the judge added.
Now, I know what you might be thinking. Is 15 months enough for what she did? Well, that’s up for debate. Some people think she got off too easy, while others believe that she’s already paid a heavy price with her reputation tarnished like that.
The lesson in this case is that actions have consequences – especially when you’re in a position of authority. So, let this be a lesson to all the prison officers out there: think twice before you do anything that could bring shame to your profession. Because, as we’ve seen with Linda, the consequences can be pricier than you could ever imagine.
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