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Scottish Sun
18-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
I knew he was a rapist, says prison guard who smuggled Calpol syringe into jail in bid to get pregnant with lag's sperm
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BESOTTED prison officer who smuggled a Calpol syringe into jail to "artificially inseminate" herself with a lag's sperm "knew he was a sex offender". Cherri-Ann Saddington, 29, became obsessed with "exceptionally dangerous" Bradley Trengrove after he was moved to HMP The Verne on Portland, Dorset. 6 Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington, 29, admitted she was ashamed of her relationship Credit: Social media - Refer to source 6 She said she knew Trengrove, 31, was a sex offender Credit: BNPS It has now been reported the officer was aware of his crimes but believed he would give her "a stable life", as reported by the Mail. The pair embarked on a six month relationship where they often had sex in prison workshops while nobody was around. A court heard Saddington and Trengrove had sex up to 40 times while she was on duty, although she disputes this figure. She became pregnant with his baby, but suffered a miscarriage. When Trengrove, 31, was moved to another prison she visited him using a fake name. She then smuggled a Calpol syringe in her bra so she could "artificially inseminate" herself with his sperm he had wrapped in cling film for her. Saddington has now admitted she knew he was a sex offender when she chose to strike up the relationship. "I knew he was a sex offender because it was sex offenders' prison," she said. "I wanted a stable life. That's what I wanted. I don't know why I even entertained the idea of Bradley. "I think I was just looking for someone to support me. I wanted that stable life that I wasn't getting anywhere else." Besotted prison officer caught sneaking into cupboard with inmate she 'proper fell in love with' is jailed It has also been revealed Saddington became entangled in another relationship just two months after her shock arrest. She is now married to him and spoke of her "relief" at being handed a suspended sentence. Her startling confession comes after Saddington, from Weymouth, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of misconduct in a public office. Trengrove, from Cramborne, Cornwall, was already serving a 13-year extended sentence for raping a woman and having sexual activity with a child in 2013 and 2014. 6 The mum was arrested after she smuggled a Calpol syringe into the prison to artificially inseminate herself upon Trengrove's request Credit: Kennedy News and Media 6 Saddington visited her lag lover under a false name in May after he moved prisons He was given another two years and three months to serve on top of his original sentence for his part in the sordid affair. Saddington spoke more of what led her into the relationship with Trengrove. She claimed to be "broken" and "homeless" after the dad of her two children left her. The former prison officer said things were "difficult" while struggling in temporary accommodation. After reflecting on her ordeal she blamed Trengrove for being "manipulative" and taking advantage of her vulnerable position. She argued the inmate fed her lies about building a home for them when he was released - which he claimed was in a few months time. According to the disgraced prison officer, the lag also begged her to have a baby with him. She claimed he removed her IUD coil himself and she fell pregnant shortly afterwards. However, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. Saddington alleged Trengrove then threatened to kill himself if he couldn't have a child with her. "He told me to bring a syringe in and was asking me to to inseminate myself with it, which I was absolutely disgusted by when he said it," she added. The mum-of-two claimed she never had any intention to follow through with the plan, but did not want her prison lover to harm himself. Despite knowing he was a sex offender, the mum-of-two admitted she believed he had been framed for his rape and sexual activity with a minor. After being told by police the true nature of his crimes, Saddington said she was "shocked", "honestly disgusted", and "ashamed". This comes after Bournemouth Crown Court heard Saddington started working as a prison officer at The Verne, where Gary Glitter is reportedly serving his sentence, in July 2019. She was given a written warning in 2020 for concerns over her professionalism and interaction with prisoners. Her probationary period was extended because she was suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with two prisoners. The court heard the mother-of-three saved Trengrove's name in her mobile under "husband to be". Robert Bryan, prosecuting, read out some gushing messages the prison officer sent Trengrove stating he was "the one", that she would love him "til my last breath" and he was her "reason for living". Mr Bryan said: "He said things moved on from being friendly in August-September 2022. "He said, 'I did maintenance work around the prison, there were lots of workshops, we would meet down at the workshops where less people were around. "'It got to the point she was coming in for work on days off and we would work together for three or four hours at a time.' "He said they had unprotected sex 30-40 times. She told him in November she was pregnant with his baby. "He encouraged her to be less risky but she said that would mean less opportunity to meet. "She lost the baby at about eight weeks." Trengrove was moved to HMP Channings Wood in Devon in March 2023. Sadddington sent Trengrove intimate photos while he was at Channings Wood, but these were intercepted by staff. On May 26 she visited him under a false name. During a pat down search officers found she was not wearing any underwear and had the empty syringe in her bra and she was arrested. Emily Cook, defending Saddington, argued that her client shouldn't be jailed due to her ill health. She said: "She had this incredibly devastating physical event that has occurred since her offending. "In February 2024, her then partner awoke to find her on the floor. She doesn't know how but something was going on with her spine. "She is wheelchair-dependent. She has had her liberty curtailed for many months, not by the court but by her ill health. "You can see from the messaging, they formed a very intense and infatuated relationship. She takes full responsibility for what she did. She is very ashamed and upset. "You are not sentencing the woman who committed these offences, she's a very different woman now." Nick Robinson, defending Trengrove, said it was a "genuine infatuation", he was not corrupting her. He said: "Everything was driven towards having conversation with someone he genuinely cared about. "Before this he was a good prisoner, working hard towards the earliest possible release. "He knew what he was doing, his heart ruled his head." Judge Jonathan Fuller KC told Saddington: "The prison service expects the highest standards from their employees. "Failure to apply those standards can have an enormous and lasting impact on the prisons, the care of inmates, the integrity which is to be maintained and, of course, public confidence. "Your betrayal of that trust represents a serious and prolonged misconduct by someone in public office. "I am mindful of your current physical state and pending rehabilitation. For that reason only I reduce the sentence in order to suspend it. "Had it not been for the accident that befell Miss Austin-Saddington the sentence would have been an immediate sentence of imprisonment." He added: "The intensity of their feelings towards each other, as shown in the messages, could perhaps be described as mutual obsession with each other. "The expressed intention was that they should spend the rest of their lives together. "This was a relationship of equal halves, both making the wrong decision." 6 She claimed her inmate lover manipulated her when she was "broken" and "homeless"
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
I knew he was a rapist, says prison guard who smuggled Calpol syringe into jail in bid to get pregnant with lag's sperm
A BESOTTED prison officer who smuggled a Calpol syringe into jail to "artificially inseminate" herself with a lag's sperm "knew he was a sex offender". Cherri-Ann Saddington, 29, became obsessed with "exceptionally dangerous" Bradley Trengrove after he was moved to HMP The Verne on Portland, Dorset. Advertisement 6 Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington, 29, admitted she was ashamed of her relationship Credit: Social media - Refer to source 6 She said she knew Trengrove, 31, was a sex offender Credit: BNPS It has now been reported the officer was aware of his crimes but believed he would give her "a stable life", as reported by The pair embarked on a six month relationship where they often had sex in prison workshops while nobody was around. A court heard Saddington and Trengrove had sex up to 40 times while she was on duty, although she disputes this figure. She became pregnant with his baby, but suffered a Advertisement Read More When Trengrove, 31, was moved to another prison she visited him using a fake name. She then smuggled a Calpol syringe in her bra so she could "artificially inseminate" herself with his sperm he had wrapped in cling film for her. Saddington has now admitted she knew he was a sex offender when she chose to strike up the relationship. "I knew he was a sex offender because it was sex offenders' prison," she said. Advertisement Most read in The Sun Live Blog Exclusive "I wanted a stable life. That's what I wanted. I don't know why I even entertained the idea of Bradley. "I think I was just looking for someone to support me. I wanted that stable life that I wasn't getting anywhere else." Besotted prison officer caught sneaking into cupboard with inmate she 'proper fell in love with' is jailed It has also been revealed Saddington became entangled in another relationship just two months after her shock arrest. She is now married to him and spoke of her "relief" at being handed a suspended sentence. Advertisement Her startling confession comes after Saddington, from Weymouth, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of misconduct in a public office. Trengrove, from Cramborne, Cornwall, was already serving a 13-year extended sentence for raping a woman and having sexual activity with a child in 2013 and 2014. 6 The mum was arrested after she smuggled a Calpol syringe into the prison to artificially inseminate herself upon Trengrove's request Credit: Kennedy News and Media 6 Saddington visited her lag lover under a false name in May after he moved prisons Advertisement He was given another two years and three months to serve on top of his original sentence for his part in the sordid affair. Saddington spoke more of what led her into the relationship with Trengrove. She claimed to be "broken" and "homeless" after the dad of her two children left her. The former prison officer said things were "difficult" while struggling in temporary accommodation. Advertisement After reflecting on her ordeal she blamed Trengrove for being "manipulative" and taking advantage of her vulnerable position. She argued the inmate fed her lies about building a home for them when he was released - which he claimed was in a few months time. According to the disgraced prison officer, the lag also begged her to have a baby with him. She claimed he removed her IUD coil himself and she fell pregnant shortly afterwards. Advertisement However, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. Saddington alleged Trengrove then threatened to kill himself if he couldn't have a child with her. "He told me to bring a syringe in and was asking me to to inseminate myself with it, which I was absolutely disgusted by when he said it," she added. The mum-of-two claimed she never had any intention to follow through with the plan, but did not want her prison lover to harm himself. Advertisement Despite knowing he was a sex offender, the mum-of-two admitted she believed he had been framed for his rape and sexual activity with a minor. After being told by police the true nature of his crimes, Saddington said she was "shocked", "honestly disgusted", and "ashamed". This comes after Bournemouth Crown Court heard Saddington started working as a prison officer at She was given a written warning in 2020 for concerns over her professionalism and interaction with prisoners. Advertisement Her probationary period was extended because she was suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with two prisoners. The court heard the mother-of-three saved Trengrove's name in her mobile under "husband to be". Robert Bryan, prosecuting, read out some gushing messages the prison officer sent Trengrove stating he was "the one", that she would love him "til my last breath" and he was her "reason for living". Mr Bryan said: "He said things moved on from being friendly in August-September 2022. Advertisement "He said, 'I did maintenance work around the prison, there were lots of workshops, we would meet down at the workshops where less people were around. "'It got to the point she was coming in for work on days off and we would work together for three or four hours at a time.' "He said they had unprotected sex 30-40 times. She told him in November she was pregnant with his baby. "He encouraged her to be less risky but she said that would mean less opportunity to meet. Advertisement "She lost the baby at about eight weeks." Trengrove was moved to HMP Channings Wood in Devon in March 2023. Sadddington sent Trengrove intimate photos while he was at Channings Wood, but these were intercepted by staff. On May 26 she visited him under a false name. Advertisement During a pat down search officers found she was not wearing any underwear and had the empty syringe in her bra and she was arrested. Emily Cook, defending Saddington, argued that her client shouldn't be jailed due to her ill health. She said: "She had this incredibly devastating physical event that has occurred since her offending. "In February 2024, her then partner awoke to find her on the floor. She doesn't know how but something was going on with her spine. Advertisement "She is wheelchair-dependent. She has had her liberty curtailed for many months, not by the court but by her ill health. "You can see from the messaging, they formed a very intense and infatuated relationship. She takes full responsibility for what she did. She is very ashamed and upset. "You are not sentencing the woman who committed these offences, she's a very different woman now." Nick Robinson, defending Trengrove, said it was a "genuine infatuation", he was not corrupting her. Advertisement He said: "Everything was driven towards having conversation with someone he genuinely cared about. "Before this he was a good prisoner, working hard towards the earliest possible release. "He knew what he was doing, his heart ruled his head." Judge Jonathan Fuller KC told Saddington: "The prison service expects the highest standards from their employees. Advertisement "Failure to apply those standards can have an enormous and lasting impact on the prisons, the care of inmates, the integrity which is to be maintained and, of course, public confidence. "Your betrayal of that trust represents a serious and prolonged misconduct by someone in public office. "I am mindful of your current physical state and pending rehabilitation. For that reason only I reduce the sentence in order to suspend it. "Had it not been for the accident that befell Miss Austin-Saddington the sentence would have been an immediate sentence of imprisonment." Advertisement He added: "The intensity of their feelings towards each other, as shown in the messages, could perhaps be described as mutual obsession with each other. "The expressed intention was that they should spend the rest of their lives together. "This was a relationship of equal halves, both making the wrong decision." 6 She claimed her inmate lover manipulated her when she was "broken" and "homeless" Advertisement 6 Saddington started working as a prison officer at The Verne in July 2019 Credit: BNPS
International Business Times
16-05-2025
- International Business Times
Female British Prison Warden Smuggled Syringe to 'Artificially Inseminate' Herself with Inmate's Semen
A female prison officer smuggled a Calpol syringe into jail to "artificially inseminate" herself with an inmate's sperm. Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington, 29, had a six-month relationship with inmate Bradley Trengrove while working as a warden at HMP The Verne on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Austin-Saddington Smuggled the Syringe In Her Bra to 'Artifically Inseminate' Herself with Semen Trengrove Kept Wrapped in Cling Film The warden and the inmate had more than 40 sexual encounters that took place in prison workshops while nobody was around. Austin-Saddington also became pregnant as a result but lost the baby. After Trengrove was shifted to another prison, she visited him with an empty syringe in her bra so she could "artificially inseminate" herself with his semen, which he had wrapped in cling film for her. Austin-Saddington, from Weymouth, pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office, but avoided jail as she was given a two-year suspended sentence. Bournemouth Crown Court heard she started working as a prison officer at Verne Prison in July 2019. Austin-Saddington Suspected of Having an Inappropriate Relationship with Two Inmates Austin-Saddington's probation period was extended because she was suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with two prisoners, the court was told, according to The Telegraph. In January 2022, Trengrove, who was serving a 13-year extended jail sentence for raping a woman and having sexual activity with a child, was transferred to the prison. He began a relationship with Austin-Saddington in August of that year. During the affair, she smuggled a mobile phone into the Category C prison for him and saved his name in her phone under "husband to be", the court heard. Robert Bryan, prosecuting, read out messages she sent to Trengrove stating he was "the one", her "reason for living", and that she would love him "til my last breath." Austin-Saddington Became Pregnant After Having Unprotected Sex with Trengrove, Lost the Baby Two Months into Pregnancy The pair had unprotected sex between 30 and 40 times, the court heard. In November, she told him she was pregnant, but lost the baby at about eight weeks. In March 2023, Trengrove was moved to HMP Channings Wood in Devon, where Austin-Saddington tried to send him intimate photos that were intercepted by staff. On May 26 of that year, she visited him under a false name. During a pat down search, officers found she was not wearing underpants and had the empty syringe in her bra. She was arrested immediately after the visit. Trengrove admitted encouraging or assisting her in the misconduct, having a mobile phone inside prison and using it for "unauthorised transmission of images or sound." He was given another two years and three months to serve on top of his original sentence.
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Prison officer's bra-smuggling plot to get pregnant by rapist inmate lover
Prison officer Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington had sex with convicted rapist Bradley Trengrove at HMP The Verne, in Dorset, and then they devised a plan for her to get pregnant after he was moved A female prison officer devised a bizarre plot with an inmate to get pregnant involving a an empty Calpol syringe in her bra after becoming infatuated with him. Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington got to know 'exceptionally dangerous' sex offender Bradley Trengrove after he was moved to HMP The Verne on Portland, Dorset. They embarked on a six month relationship which i nvolved them often having sex in prison workshops while nobody was 29-year-old prison warden had sex with the convicted rapist up to 40 times while on duty and 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. A court heard the mother-of-three saved his name in her mobile under 'husband to be'. When Trengrove, 31, was moved to another prison she visited him using a fake name. She was so infatuated with the convict that she went along with the plan to get pregnant again. She smuggled in an empty Calpol syringe in her bra during a visit to the prison so she could artificially inseminate herself with his sperm he had wrapped in cling film for her.y Austin-Saddington, from Weymouth, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to charges of misconduct in a public office only because she has been left wheelchair-bound having suffered a fall following her crimes. Trengrove, from Cramborne, Cornwall, was already serving a 13 year extended jail sentence for raping a woman and having sexual activity with a child in 2013 and 2014. Trengrove was given another two years and three months to serve on top of his original sentence for his part in the sordid affair. Bournemouth Crown Court heard Austin-Saddington started working as a prison officer at The Verne in July 2019. She was given a written warning in 2020 for concerns over her professionalism and interaction with prisoners. Her probationary period was extended because she was suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with two prisoners. Austin-Saddington began a relationship with Trengrove in about August 2022 with him telling police they had sex 30-40 times in a workshop at the prison. Robert Bryan, prosecuting, read out some gushing messages the prison officer sent Trengrove stating he was 'the one', that she would love him 'til my last breath' and he was her 'reason for living'. Mr Bryan said: "He said things moved on from being friendly in August-September 2022. He said 'I did maintenance work around the prison, there were lots of workshops, we would meet down at the workshops where less people were around. "It got to the point she was coming in for work on days off and we would work together for three or four hours at a time.' He said they had unprotected sex 30-40 times. She told him in November she was pregnant with his baby. He encouraged her to be less risky but she said that would mean less opportunity to meet. "She lost the baby at about eight weeks. " Trengrove was moved HMP Channings Wood in Devon in March 2023. Austin-Sadddington sent Trengrove intimate photos while he was at Channings Wood, but these were intercepted by staff. On May 26 she visited him under a false name. During a pat down search officers found she was not wearing any underwear and had the empty syringe in her bra and she was arrested. Emily Cook, defending Austin-Saddington, argued that her client shouldn't be jailed due to her ill-health. She said: "She had this incredibly devastating physical event that has occurred since her offending. In February 2024, her then partner awoke to find her on the floor. She doesn't know how but something was going on with her spine. "She is wheelchair-dependent. She has had her liberty curtailed for many months, not by the court but by her ill health. You can see from the messaging, they formed a very intense and infatuated relationship. She takes full responsibility for what she did. She is very ashamed and upset. "You are not sentencing the woman who committed these offences, she's a very different woman now." Nick Robinson, defending Trengrove, said it was a 'genuine infatuation', he was not corrupting her. He said: "Everything was driven towards having conversation with someone he genuinely cared about. Before this he was a good prisoner, working hard towards the earliest possible release. He knew what he was doing, his heart ruled his head." Austin-Saddington was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 18 months with 25 rehabilitation activity days. Trengrove admitted encouraging or assisting her in the misconduct, having a mobile phone inside prison and using it for 'unauthorised transmission of images or sound'.
Sunday World
15-05-2025
- Sunday World
Prison officer who had sex with ‘dangerous' rapist up to 40 times while on duty avoids jail
Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington had even plotted to get pregnant by the sex offender using a Calpol syringe A prison officer who had sex with an 'exceptionally dangerous' rapist while on duty has avoided jail. Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington had sex up to 40 times with sex offender Bradley Trengrove at HNP The Verne in Dorset, England. The pair had a six-month relationship, during which they had sex in the prison while Cherri-Ann was on duty. The court heard she smuggled in a mobile phone for him so that they could communicate when she was not at work. She had his number saved in her phone as 'husband to be.' Convicted rapist Bradley Trengrove and prison officer Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington News in 90 Seconds - May 14th In one text message she sent him, she called the rapist 'the one' and confessed he was her 'reason for living.' When he was moved to a different prison she visited him under a false name. Bournemouth Crown Court also heard she was pregnant by Trengrove but tragically lost the baby, before coming up with a cunning plan to get pregnant again. The 29-year-old smuggled a syringe into the prison so her lover could collect his sperm and wrap it in cling film. She then planned to 'artifically inseminate' herself with it. She was arrested following a pat-down search when the empty Calpol syringe was found in her bra. The court handed her down a sentence of two years, suspended for 18 months after she pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct in a public office and conveying a mobile phone into a prison. Trengrove was behind bars, serving a 13 year extended jail term for the rape of a woman and sexual activity with a child in 2013 and 2014 at the time of the relationship. For his role in the affair, he was given a further two years and three months on top of his original sentence. Austin-Saddington began working at the prison in July 2019, and by the following year, she was given a written warning after concerns were raised about her professionalism and interactions with the prisoners. Her probationary period was also lengthened after she was suspected of engaging in an inappropriate relationship with two prisoners. Trengrove was transferred to the prison in January 2022, and their relationship began in August. He told cops they had sex up to 40 times in a prison workshop. Prosecutor Robert Bryan, told the court: 'He said things moved on from being friendly in August-September 2022. 'He said 'I did maintenance work around the prison, there were lots of workshops, we would meet down at the workshops where less people were around. It got to the point she was coming in for work on days off and we would work together for three or four hours at a time.' 'He said they had unprotected sex 30-40 times,' he continued. 'She told him in November she was pregnant with his baby. He encouraged her to be less risky but she said that would mean less opportunity to meet. 'She lost the baby at about eight weeks.' Trengrove was moved to a different prison in March 2023. Austin-Saddington's defence Emily Cook told the court that her client was in a wheelchair following an 'incredibly devastating physical event that has occurred since her offending.' The mother of three found herself wheelchair-dependent after her partner awoke to find her on the floor in February 2024. 'She doesn't know how but something was going on with her spine. She is wheelchair-dependent. She has had her liberty curtailed for many months, not by the court but by her ill health,' Cook said. You can see from the messaging, they formed a very intense and infatuated relationship. She takes full responsibility for what she did. She is very ashamed and upset,' she added. 'You are not sentencing the woman who committed these offences, she's a very different woman now.' Trengrove's defence Nick Robinson, said their relationship was 'genuine infatuation.' 'Everything was driven towards having conversation with someone he genuinely cared about. 'Before this he was a good prisoner, working hard towards the earliest possible release. 'He knew what he was doing, his heart ruled his head.' At sentencing, Judge Jonathan Fuller KC told Austin-Saddington that the prison service expects the highest standards from their employees. 'Failure to apply those standards can have an enormous and lasting impact on the prisons, the care of inmates, the integrity which is to be maintained and, of course, public confidence. 'Your betrayal of that trust represents a serious and prolonged misconduct by someone in public office. 'I am mindful of your current physical state and pending rehabilitation. For that reason only I reduce the sentence in order to suspend it. 'Had it not been for the accident that befell Miss Austin-Saddington the sentence would have been an immediate sentence of imprisonment,' he said. 'The intensity of their feelings towards each other, as shown in the messages, could perhaps be described as mutual obsession with each other. The expressed intention was that they should spend the rest of their lives together. 'This was a relationship of equal halves, both making the wrong decision.'
