Linda De Sousa Abreu has been sentenced. (Image: PA)
A former prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate at a London prison was sentenced to 15 months in jail at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, January 6.
Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, was working at HMP Wandsworth when she entered the cell of a prisoner and had sex with him on June 27 last year.
The encounter, filmed by another inmate, later went viral on social media.
De Sousa Abreu was identified by staff at the prison and arrested by the Metropolitan Police at , where she had gone with the plan to fly to Madrid after calling the prison and saying she would not return to work.
She pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office on July 29 last year.
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Linda De Sousa Abreu was filmed having sex with an inmate. (Image: PA)
In June last year, the video that captured the female prison officer engaging in illicit activities with the inmate went viral after it was filmed by his cellmate, leading to a police investigation.
The filmer, who appears to be nonchalantly smoking, boasts: “Guys we’ve made history, this is what I’m telling you.”
After admitting to misconduct in a public office in July, De Sousa Abreu, a Portuguese passport holder, received conditional bail.
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Tetteh Turkson from the Crown Prosecution Service condemned the episode as a severe violation of the public’s trust, describing De Sousa Abreu’s behaviour as eager and misguided.
Turkson stressed that the CPS has zero tolerance for any prison staff acting in such an inappropriate manner and stands ready to prosecute those who exploit their authority.
He said: “After working closely with the Metropolitan Police to build the strongest possible case, De Sousa had no option but accept she was guilty. She will now rightly face the consequences of her actions.”