A former prison officer at HMP Doncaster has been jailed for 21 months for having an \u201cintimate\u201d relationship with an inmate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mother-of-one Katie Evans, 26, was \u201cmanipulated\u201d by \u201cexperienced criminal\u201d Daniel Brownley and had a relationship with him in 2020, Sheffield Crown Court heard on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evans communicated with Brownley via a sim card that had been smuggled into the facility by someone else and had 140 communications with him. Evans used a false name to hide her identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of their calls lasted up to 49 minutes and a search of Evans’ home also found love letters between the pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The judge heard that Evans, who had previously admitted misconduct in a public office, referred to herself as \u201cyour queen\u201d when talking to Brownley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Jeremy Richardson KC told Evans: \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During their relationship, Brownley was transferred to another prison, at which point he absconded to meet her for an intimate encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also assisted with moving money related to cannabis, and shared prison information with Brownley that was prohibited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court heard that Brownley had been jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2016 for attempted robbery, burglary and handling stolen goods. He was on recall at this time for breaching his license conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Richardson said that Evans was \u201cyoung and immature\u201d at the time of the offending which made her \u201csusceptible to manipulation\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recognised that she had no previous convictions and had been \u201ca woman of good character\u201d before offending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Richardson also noted that prison would \u201cfall hard\u201d on her due to her status as a former prison officer and was willing to make a \u201cmodest\u201d adjustment to her sentence as an \u201cact of mercy\u201d for her young daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evans, from Crookes Broom Avenue, Doncaster, wept in the dock as she was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Richardson said: \u201cIt 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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She cried and waved to her family in the public gallery as she was escorted away. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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