Linda De Sousa Abreu, a former officer at HMP Wandsworth in London, was jailed for 15 months after being caught on video having sex with inmate Linton Weirich. The footage, filmed by another prisoner and widely shared, showed the incident in a cell. Abreu later admitted to two more encounters with the inmate, including one the same day.
She attempted to flee to Madrid and Madeira but was arrested at Heathrow. The court ruled her actions were premeditated, involving planning and arranging a lookout. Judge Martin Edmunds KC criticized her for undermining prison discipline and endangering staff. HMP Wandsworth governor Andrew Davy condemned the incident, noting it reversed progress in building respect for female officers.
