Woman charged after video 'showing prison officer having sex with HMP Wandsworth inmate'
Linda De Sousa Abreu has been charged with misconduct in public office over a viral video which allegedly showed a prison guard having sex with an innmate.
A woman has been charged after a video allegedly showing a prison guard having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth went viral on social media.
Footage was shared online on Friday which appeared to show two people having sex inside the Category B prison. The clip, filmed by a third person on a mobile phone, could be heard saying: "Guys we've made history, this is what I'm telling you."
Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, has now been charged with misconduct in a public office. She will appear in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday after it had been made aware of the video on Friday.
During the X-rated video, colleagues can be heard on the officer's radio, left on a side table, in the video, which also captures piles of the prisoner's clothes heaped over a bunk bed. The Met immediately launched an investigation, confirming on Saturday that a woman had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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A Met Police spokeswoman said: "A police investigation was launched on June 28 after officers were made aware of a video filmed inside HMP Wandsworth. A woman was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office later that day. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, (13/12/93) of Fulham was charged on June 29 with misconduct in public office. She will appear in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 1 July."
A spokesman for HMP Prison Service said: "Staff corruption is not tolerated and the former prison officer allegedly featured in this video has been reported to the police. It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate."
It is not clear when exactly the incident took place. It comes after the Category B jail was placed under special measures last months off the back of a damning report. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor found 80 per cent of prisoners sharing cells designed for one person during the unannounced visit, while 44 per cent of lags tested positive for drugs and some reported going without showers for five days.
