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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Female prison officer, 23, admits to having fling with inmate
A prison officer is facing a possible jail sentence after she admitted to a fling with an inmate. Megan Breen admitted having an inappropriate relationship while working at two prisons in South Wales. The 23-year-old is said to have had an illicit affair with an inmate while working at category C jail HMP Usk and open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Gwent. READ MORE: The horrific discovery when a mum checked her son's Xbox messages READ MORE: He took a job that didn't exist in Thailand, then suffered a 'lapse in decision making' She initially denied the relationship with the unnamed prisoner, the Mirror reports. Sign up to the MEN Court newsletter here Court documents state that the relationship took place between February and May 2022. "While acting as a public officer, namely a prison officer, wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public's trust in the office holder by having a relationship with a prisoner," the charge states. Breen, of Newport, Gwent, was bailed but warned she could face jail when she returns to court for sentence. Judge Carl Harrison ordered a pre-sentence report but told her 'all sentencing options' remain open. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard a second allegation of illegally accessing a computer will not be proceeded with. Category C prison Usk houses 280 inmates and is managed jointly with open prison HMP Prescoed which is three miles away and houses offenders serving the final term of their sentences before being released. According to the Ministry of Justice, 19 members of prison staff were charged with misconduct in public office between 2023 and 2024 - the highest number of lock-up liaisons in the past 10 years. In May, Tracy Boateng, 27, was jailed after admitting misconduct in a public office through engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Vincent Ojo at HMP Pentonville between February 25 and April 19 last year. Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE She was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months. In March, mother-of-one Katie Evans, 26, was jailed for 21 months by a judge who said she had been 'manipulated by an experienced criminal'. As well as starting an intimate relationship with the prisoner, Daniel Brownley, Evans had more than 140 phone calls with him, moved money around bank accounts for him, and supplied him with information the prison held on him, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said. And earlier this year, former HMP Wandsworth prison officer Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, was jailed for 15 months after having sex with an inmate in a cell. Footage was widely shared on social media.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Prison officer admits 'inappropriate' relationship with inmate
A female prison officer is facing jail after admitting an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. Megan Breen, 23, initially denied the fling with the unnamed prisoner while working at two prisons in north she later changed her plea to admit the illicit affair behind bars. Breen admitted misconduct in a public office and will be sentenced for the offence next month. Breen was working at both the category C jail HMP Usk and nearby open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Wales, when the offence was committed. Don't miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here. Police hunting killer on the run as family of 'horrific' Welsh murder victim say they are 'terrified' She told police officers she had come to collect her car keys, the problem was it had £45,000 of cocaine in it The charge states: "While acting as a public officer, namely a prison officer, wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public's trust in the office holder by having a relationship with a prisoner."The crime was said to have taken place between February and May 2022. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard a second allegation of illegally accessing a computer will not be proceeded of Newport, was bailed but warned she could face jail when she returns to court for sentence on September Carl Harrison ordered a pre-sentence report but told her "all sentencing options" remain C prison Usk houses 280 inmates and is managed jointly with open prison HMP Prescoed which is three miles away and houses offenders serving the final term of their sentences before being released. Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice READ MORE: Fire crews tackle large blaze that can be seen from miles away READ MORE: Three major changes to driving rules planned
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Prison officer, 23, facing jail herself after admitting affair with an inmate
A 23-year-old prison officer is facing jailtime after admitting that she had an affair with an inmate. Megan Breen initially denied the fling with the unnamed prisoner while working at two prisons, but later changed her plea and admitted the illicit affair behind bars. Breen was working at both the category C jail HMP Usk and nearby open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Gwent, South Wales, when the offence was committed.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Prison officer, 23, pleads GUILTY to ‘inappropriate relationship' with inmate while working at two different jails
A PRISON officer has pleaded guilty to having an illicit affair with an inmate while she worked at two different jails. Megan Breen, 23, embarked on a three-month "inappropriate relationship" with the unnamed lag. At the time, she was working at HMP Usk and HMP Prescoed, which are both in Gwent, South Wales. Breen previously denied misconduct in a public office but today changed her plea to guilty. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard a second allegation of illegally accessing a computer will not be proceeded with. Breen was bailed but warned she could face jail when she returns to court for sentencing next month. The charge states that Breen - while acting as a public officer - "wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification" committed to misconduct that "amounted to an abuse of the public's trust" by having a relationship with a prisoner" The offence took place between February and May 2022. HMP Usk is a category C prison that houses 280 inmates. It is managed jointly with open prison HMP Prescoed. It comes just days after a probation officer was jailed after she had a relationship with a convicted burglar behind bars. Leonie Wilkinson, 27, enjoyed a fling with career criminal Gary Hampson, 26, while he was caged at HMP Preston, Lancs. The pair had first dated as teenagers and struck up another romance when Wilkinson took up an official job in the prison. They exchanged dozens of phone calls and naughty messages, although their inappropriate relationship never became 'physical or sexual'. And in June, a lovestruck prison officer had phone sex with an inmate then bombarded his mum with 900 messages to keep the fling going. 3 3
