Linda De Sousa Abreu: Prison Officer Jailed For 15 Months After Sex With Inmate In Cell

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00:00Your conduct and the harm caused was immensely serious.

00:04Even allowing for all the mitigation, I have weighed the need

00:08for the strong deterrent element of an immediate sentence

00:12against the factors that might lean towards suspension

00:16and concluded that immediate custody is necessary,

00:19albeit shorter than it could otherwise have been.

00:24Lenda de Souza Abru, stand up.

00:31The sentence on you is one of 15 months' imprisonment.

00:35Of that, you will serve half in custody

00:38unless the prison authorities decide to release you earlier.

00:42The remainder, you will serve on licence.

00:45You've been subject to a qualifying curfew for 190 days

00:49and that entitles you to a credit of 95 days against that sentence.

00:56There are no financial orders I can make

00:59save to record that the surcharge provisions set by Parliament apply.

01:03I direct payment in 28 days and make a collection order.

01:07Copies of the pre-sentence report and psychiatric reports

01:11will accompany you into custody.

01:14I shall ask the Isleworth liaison practitioner

01:17to liaise with the prison in-reach team.

01:20You may now go with the officer.