A LOVESTRUCK prison officer had phone sex with an inmate and shared steamy letters about their “romps”.
Megann Gibson embarked on an illicit relationship with the lag while working at HM Prison Wealstun in West Yorkshire .
The 26-year-old allowed the unnamed prisoner into restricted areas of the category C jail and visited him at his resettlement accommodation.
Gibson also sent his mum more than 900 messages in an apparent bid to keep in touch with the inmate.
The rookie officer was due to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office and possession of cannabis .
But she is now set to be jailed in November after the hearing was adjourned.
The charge states that she engaged in an “inappropriate relationship” with the serving prisoner.
This includes having “sexual communications via telephone”.
Wealstun houses around 900 prisoners and offers training courses to help with rehabilitation.
Leeds Crown Court heard that in just five months of working at the Category C resettlement prison, her behaviour triggered 102 anti-corruption intelligence reports.
The red flags equated to almost one every working day, Judge Kate Rayfield noted.
Prosecutor Louise Pryke told the court that in one letter the criminal thanked Gibson for a vape and described enjoying their kisses.
She said: “I don’t know if they had sex or not.
“It seems from the content of the letters that they did.”
Ms Pryke added: “This was an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner which included very explicit letters that were sent about sexual activity.
“The nature of the letters [suggests] there probably was [sexual activity], but the crown can’t say for definite.
“It’s a wholly inappropriate relationship with a serving prisoner who is a member of an organised crime group. There’s some suggestion she met with members of that group.”
Following her arrest, police discovered £1,000 in cash, which Gibson claimed to have withdrawn from her bank to save for a tattoo, but checks revealed the money was never taken out.
A hearing will be held in November to determine the basis on which her sentencing should proceed.
