'I slept with a prison officer in jail - Wandsworth sex tape mum broke unwritten rule'
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Disgraced prison officer Linda De Sousa Abreu has been sentenced for having a steamy affair with an inmate, but plenty of others get away with it according to one ex con. Tony Gooch, 42, who turned his life around 14 years ago after being in and out of prison, claims to have been embroiled in a romance with a prison officer in jail, and knows all too well the ramifications if caught. Today Linda De Sousa Abreu was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to misconduct after having sex with an inmate in a cell.
The 30-year-old married mother, of Fulham, south-west London, was charged after a video of the salacious activity was shared widely on social media. Tony, who spent a total of 9.5 years locked away for violent crimes including theft, burglary and assault, didn't question why or how the De Sousa Abreu case happened like the majority of non-convicts.
Instead, the dad queried why anyone would film the incident - as the first unwritten rule about having a relationship inside is not to let anyone find out, he warns. Tony, who says mobiles are widely available behind bars, said: "I could never understand why it was filmed. You're asking for trouble. You're leaving an evidential trace and you don't want anyone else to know about the relationship because if someone is jealous, they'll more than likely grass you up to the officers. Which is what happened in my case.".
The former jailmate, who broke free from crime after gaining a new perspective on life after becoming a dad for the first time, claims having a relationship with a female prison officer or any other member of staff in the prison is just the same as starting a relationship on the outside.
