Officer Gets 15 Months Sentence for On-Duty Affair with Inmate

Viral News: Jail officials treat the prisoners in jail very strictly. But many times stories of collusion of jail officials with the criminals imprisoned in jail are also heard. But the case that came up this time is different from all this. In the recent case, the jail officer was imprisoned. Why, let's find out. The name of this female officer is Linda De Sousa Abreu. Linda de Sousa Abreu, a female officer at Hamp Wandsworth Prison in South Africa, has been sentenced to up to 15 months in prison for allegedly having intimate relations with prison inmate Linton Weyrich three times while on duty .

How did the Case Unfold?

According to the information, the video of the incident was accidentally recorded in the female officer's body-worn camera. Apart from this, another inmate of the jail made an objectionable video of him from the phone, after which this video was leaked on the Internet. After the video of this entire incident went viral, the matter reached the court. During the trial, Isleworth Crown Court Judge Martin Edmonds said the policewoman's behavior was "inappropriate" and despite all the arguments, the judge sentenced Abreu to 15 months in prison. The court said that during the sentence, Abreu would spend half of his time in jail and the other half under the supervision of officers.

Linda De Sousa Abreu Statement

The counsel for the officer, Rajiv Menon, had contended before the court that his client Abreu was suffering from mental health problems like personality disorder and ADHD. The lawyer also said that Abreu accepts her mistake and she regrets it.