Prison officer had phone sex with inmate, sent him ‘very explicit' letters
Megann Gibson had only worked at the HM Prison Wealstun in West Yorkshire for five months, but had amassed 102 reports of potentially corrupt behaviour during her employment.
Her inappropriate romance with the unnamed prisoner – who was a member of an organised crime group – was exposed when she was stopped while carrying tobacco, cigarette tips and perfume into the jail where she worked, the BBC reports.
The 26-year-old allowed the lag, who has also been linked to vape smuggling plot, into restricted areas of the category C jail and visited him at his resettlement accommodation, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Gibson also sent his mum more than 900 messages in an apparent bid to keep in touch with the inmate, The Sun reports.
The rookie officer was due to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office and possession of cannabis.
But she is now set to be jailed in November after the hearing was adjourned while the judge considers more evidence from the prosecution.
The charge states that she engaged in an 'inappropriate relationship' with the serving prisoner.
This includes having 'sexual communications via telephone'.
Prosecutor Louise Pryke told the court that in one letter the criminal thanked Gibson for a vape and described enjoying their kisses.
She said: 'I don't know if they had sex or not.
'It seems from the content of the letters that they did.'
Ms Pryke added: 'This was an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner which included 'very explicit letters' that were sent about sexual activity.
'The nature of the letters [suggests] there probably was [sexual activity], but the crown can't say for definite.
'It's a wholly inappropriate relationship with a serving prisoner who is a member of an organised crime group. There's some suggestion she met with members of that group.'
Following her arrest, police discovered £1000) about $2000 Australian Dollars) in cash, which Gibson claimed to have withdrawn from her bank to save for a tattoo.
However checks revealed the money was never taken out.
During her short stint of employment at the prison, Gibson amassed a potential corruption report almost every day.
Wealstun houses around 900 prisoners and offers training courses to help with rehabilitation.
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