A former HMP Wandsworth prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate has been jailed for 15 months. Linda De Sousa Abreu was identified by senior prison staff after the clip was shared online and quickly went viral.

Shocking footage captured uniformed guard Linda De Sousa Abreu engaging in what appears to be a sex act with a criminal, before having sex with him, while his cellmate filmed at HMP Wandsworth

A prison officer has been jailed for 15 months after having sex with an inmate in a cell. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of Fulham, south-west London, was charged after a video of the activity was shared on social media.

Prison officer jailed for 15 months after sex with inmate in cell - Linda De Sousa Abreu was charged after a video of the activity was shared on social media.

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Linda De Sousa Abreu, 31, was filmed having sex with an inmate while on duty at HMP Wandsworth in London last year. She later pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office.

A female prison officer has been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. It follows reports in The Sun that a custody officer was detained after a video of her having sex with a male inmate was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

Footage of the guard and male prisoner was reportedly shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire

De Sousa Abreu pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at Isleworth Crown Court in July following the circulation of a video on social media that showed a prison officer having sex with an inmate.