A woman has been arrested following the circulation of a video on social media that allegedly shows a prison officer engaging in s_xual acts with an inmate in a jail cell.
The Metropolitan Police arrested her on suspicion of misconduct in a public office after becoming aware of the video reportedly filmed inside Category A HMP Wandsworth in south-west London.
The police stated that she has been taken into custody, and investigations are ongoing, with close coordination with the Ministry of Justice.
The video shows the woman, in prison officer uniform, performing a sex act on an unidentified male prisoner and later engaging in sexual intercourse while another inmate records the incident on a mobile phone. The man filming can be heard saying, “Guys, we’ve made history, this is what I’m telling you.”
the UK prison guard video gets crazier when u find out the woman has a husband and a kid 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/eNCB37MjpA
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) June 28, 2024
A Prison Service spokesperson commented, “Staff corruption is not tolerated and the former prison officer allegedly featured in this video has been reported to the police. It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate.”