Prison officer who had sex with armed robber in cell reveals what she'll do next
Linda de Sousa Abreu, 31, was filmed having sex with armed robber Linton Weirich while ignoring messages on her radio at Wandsworth jail in south west London last summer.
She has since been released from prison early after serving just five months of a 15-month stretch for misconduct in a public office.
Her OnlyFans page, which was set up before she became a prison guard, has since been removed and her partner said she has no plans to return to the website.
It will come as bad news to the thousands of people who subscribed to her profile, which is believed to have made her a five-figure sum annually.
Her partner, who did not want to be named, said she has not yet decided what she's going to do with her life now she's served her sentence.
Speaking from the couple's flat in Fulham, west London, he said: 'She's fine, she's just not allowed to talk. She'd be in a lot of trouble and could be sent back to prison if she did.
'She wants to stay out of trouble. She's well. She has no plans now.
'She will not return to Only Fans. I don't know if she will do any charity work.'
The man said she knew her career as a prison officer was now over and said she was apologetic over the incident.
'She can't go back to being a prison officer. She does not want to go on Love Island,' he said.
'She's very sorry for what happened.'
Neighbours in the estate in Fulham, where property prices are around £400,000, were sympathetic towards the mum-of-one.
One neighbour said: 'I just wish her the best. She obviously made a terrible mistake which she has paid for.
'I could not think of anything worse than being a prison officer, it's not a job I could do.'
After her arrest, de Sousa Abreu posted a video on Instagram saying she had closed all of her other social media accounts.
She also rebuked Only Fans creators who had uploaded videos recreating the viral clip and people who had set up fake profiles of her.
She said: 'It's a scandal that the entire world seems to have been involved in. I have not monetised this one bit. This is my only social media platform.
'Please refrain from tagging HMP Wandsworth on your stupid videos. There are other jails in the world.'
Last week she was pictured for the first time since being released from prison.
She was seen enjoying the sun in shorts, a sports bra and a bandana, with a new tattoo that read 'Amor', which is Spanish for 'love.'
De Sousa Abreu rose to fame last year after the explicit video was posted on social media.
The clip showed her having sex with the inmate in a cell while wearing her prison uniform. More Trending
In the video, a prisoner also in the cell is heard saying: 'This is how we live at Wandsworth.'
The jail was later criticised by inspectors for 'systemic and cultural failures that stemmed from poor leadership'.
Last month, the prisons watchdog published a new inspection report, dated from 31 March to 2 April this year.
It found that although the prison still had 'a long way to go', it had seen improvements, including 'a revived sense of purpose at the jail.'
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