An ex-prison officer who boasted about performing a sex act on an inmate who «manipulated» her has been jailed.
Mother-of-one Katie Evans, 26, burst into tears in court as the judge described how she was «corrupted» by an «experienced criminal» not long after she started work at Doncaster Prison when she was just 21.
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, the court heard.
Brownley had been jailed in 2016 for attempted robbery, burglary and handling stolen goods, the court heard.
«It appears you indulged in some form of sexual activity in the prison. It has been described that on one occasion you had oral sex with him,» Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Evans at Sheffield Crown Court.
«It is truly a terrible situation for a judge to be passing sentence on a former prison officer who has been branded a corrupt prison officer.»
Judge Richardson told Evans «he corrupted you and not the reverse», adding: «I’m entirely satisfied you were manipulated by an experienced criminal to assist him.»
He said Evans was «young and immature» at the time but added: «Your misconduct materially affected the good order and discipline of the prison.»
«You were inexperienced and immature but that is, however, no excuse for what you did.»
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Judge Richardson said the sentence of 21 months should have been longer but, «purely as an act of mercy», he reduced it to take into account the effect it will have on Evans’ relationship with her young daughter and the difficulties she will have in prison as a former officer.
Evans, of Hatfield, Doncaster, admitted misconduct in a public office at a previous hearing.
Still crying, she waved at family members in the public gallery as she was led from the dock.