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EXCLUSIVE Jail bosses investigate video showing 'prison governor walking out of city centre brothel'
An investigation has been launched into a video allegedly showing a prison governor walking out of a brothel, MailOnline can reveal.
Footage shows a man dressed in a grey suit and a white shirt walking out of a door between two shuttered shopfronts in Sheffield.
He briefly glances to one side before walking out of view of the camera, which appears to be on a vehicle dashboard.
MailOnline has shared the video with the Ministry of Justice, which confirmed the incident is 'currently under internal investigation'.
If criminals became aware a prison governor had visited a brothel they could use this information for blackmail, one former governor warned today.
The premises, GFE, describes itself as a 'premier massage parlour' that offers 'the best choice of girls, all excited, fun and guaranteed to offer you satisfaction'.
When a MailOnline reporter visited the seedy establishment, he was told to go into the waiting area. Three skimpily dressed women then appeared from behind a curtain and offered their services.
A receptionist confirmed they all provided GFE - girlfriend experience - in which sex workers perform intimate acts. The other male customer then selected one of the women. At this point, the reporter left.
The premises shown in the video is at one end of a row of shops and next door to a massage parlour. The man was seen walking out of the door seen here behind the white car
The video has emerged at a time the behaviour of prison staff is under intense scrutiny following a series of affairs between officers and inmates.
There is also an increased focus on the deteriorating security situation in British jails after several serious assaults on guards.
MailOnline knows the name of the prison governor who is alleged to be in the video.
One insider at his jail said: 'This video was the talk of the town when the video emerged. Everyone was saying is it him or isn't it him?
'If it is him he has not really done any harm to anyone apart from his marriage, but one thing is for sure - he appears to have f****d up royally.'
Ian Acheson, who worked for the Prison Service for over a decade and held a variety of senior roles, said the footage was concerning.
'By virtue of their huge discretionary power, prison governors are particularly vulnerable if their behaviour can be exploited by criminals,' he told MailOnline.
'Blackmail and corruption are the most obvious examples. An investigation shows that these unproven allegations are being taken seriously.
'The public rightly expect a very high standard of personal conduct from senior law enforcement officials. We should also respect due process in this case.'
Reviews of GFE posted on Google.
A Prison Service spokesman said: 'This incident is currently under internal investigation. It would be inappropriate to comment further until this has concluded.'
A series of sex scandals that have rocked the prison service in recent years.
This includes the case of prison officer Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington, 29, who became besotted with a sex offender Bradley Trengrove after he was moved to HMP The Verne in Portland, Dorset.
The pair embarked on a six month relationship which involved them often having sex in prison workshops while nobody was around.
The female prison warden even got pregnant by Trengrove, although she later lost the baby.
During the affair, Austin-Saddington smuggled a mobile phone into the Category C prison for her lover so they could communicate.
The mother-of-three saved his name in her mobile under 'husband to be'. She received a suspended prison sentence and is now in a relationship with another man.
Bradley Trengrove (pictured) was serving a 13 year extended jail sentence for raping a woman and having sexual activity with a child in 2013 and 2014
There have also been a series of serious security breaches inside jails involving attacks on prison staff.
Last month, a male warden was taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after being stabbed at HMP Long Lartin.
It followed a string of other assaults involving prisoners, including Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi.
Meanwhile, convicted murderer John Mansfield was killed during a brutal attack at a high security prison in April.
The 63-year-old was hit in the head with a weight, MailOnline revealed at the time.
Experts have warned of a 'collapse in security' across the UK prison system amid what the prison officers' union described as 'out of control' violence.
