Prison tutor admits 'sexual encounter' with inmate

A prison tutor has been warned she faces jail after admitting she had a sexual relationship with an inmate.

Kelly Duffey, 36, from Amesbury, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to two charges of misconduct in a public office in connection with an affair with a 38-year-old prisoner at HMP Erlestoke.

The prisoner, Ashley Goodridge, has also pleaded guilty to sending a photo using a phone from the category C men's prison.

Recorder Gemma White warned Duffey that she could be facing a prison term when both defendants are sentenced on 16 April.

Duffey admitted in court that between July and September 2024 she had engaged in an "intimate relationship" which had involved kissing and a "sexual encounter" with the prisoner.

Releasing her on unconditional bail, White said: "Your plea having been entered today means that this case now falls to be sentenced.

"The court will be considering all sentencing options, including the likelihood of an immediate custodial sentence."

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