That's a Strange Way to Tell Me You Love Me
Dec 23, 2023 14:23:40 GMT
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The Telegraph
Prison officer accused of phone sex with inmate is cleared of misconduct
Martin Evans Thu, December 21, 2023
A female prison officer accused of having phone sex with a convicted gangster has been cleared of having an illegal relationship after telling the court he was obsessed with her.
Ruth Shmylo was accused of making daily phone calls to the drug dealer Harri Pullen, 25, and even meeting his mother while working at HMP Parc, a category B prison in Bridgend, south Wales.
But the 26-year-old, who was described in court as being “very pretty”, denied being in a relationship with Pullen, insisting she had been terrified of him after he threatened her family.
After being cleared by a jury of the charges, following a nine-day trial, Miss Shmylo left the dock and hugged her mother and sister.
Prison nurse jailed for relationship
It can now be revealed that Pullen previously had a relationship with a nurse at the same prison, and she was jailed for misconduct in public office.
Miss Shmylo was accused of having a five-month fling with Pullen, who was serving five years for drug dealing offences.
She was sacked from her job at HMP Parc and Pullen moved to another prison over their alleged affair.
Pullen was moved to HMP Manchester – also known as Strangeways – and added Shmylo to his approved calls list but their conversations were recorded by officials.
The calls, played to the court, included Pullen repeatedly telling her: “I love you.”
Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, said Miss Shmylo had actively engaged in phone sex with Pullen.
But she told the trial at Cardiff Crown Court that Pullen had “fixated” on her and forced her to take his calls.
She said she had cried when he had initiated phone sex and had not been aroused by it in any way.
During the trial, the prosecution said Miss Shmylo had been accused of “flirtatious” behaviour with inmates and of wearing “skin-tight trousers” to work.
Prison officer accused of phone sex with inmate is cleared of misconduct
Martin Evans Thu, December 21, 2023
A female prison officer accused of having phone sex with a convicted gangster has been cleared of having an illegal relationship after telling the court he was obsessed with her.
Ruth Shmylo was accused of making daily phone calls to the drug dealer Harri Pullen, 25, and even meeting his mother while working at HMP Parc, a category B prison in Bridgend, south Wales.
But the 26-year-old, who was described in court as being “very pretty”, denied being in a relationship with Pullen, insisting she had been terrified of him after he threatened her family.
After being cleared by a jury of the charges, following a nine-day trial, Miss Shmylo left the dock and hugged her mother and sister.
Prison nurse jailed for relationship
It can now be revealed that Pullen previously had a relationship with a nurse at the same prison, and she was jailed for misconduct in public office.
Elyse-May Hibbs, 25, was sentenced to six months in prison last year and struck off the nursing register for 12 months, after entering a relationship with Pullen while treating him in jail.
Elyse-May Hibbs Ruth Shmylo
Miss Shmylo was accused of having a five-month fling with Pullen, who was serving five years for drug dealing offences.
She was sacked from her job at HMP Parc and Pullen moved to another prison over their alleged affair.
Pullen was moved to HMP Manchester – also known as Strangeways – and added Shmylo to his approved calls list but their conversations were recorded by officials.
The calls, played to the court, included Pullen repeatedly telling her: “I love you.”
Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, said Miss Shmylo had actively engaged in phone sex with Pullen.
But she told the trial at Cardiff Crown Court that Pullen had “fixated” on her and forced her to take his calls.
She said she had cried when he had initiated phone sex and had not been aroused by it in any way.
During the trial, the prosecution said Miss Shmylo had been accused of “flirtatious” behaviour with inmates and of wearing “skin-tight trousers” to work.
But the court also heard that she had previously made corruption reports of her own against other staff, who were colluding with inmates to tamper with prisoners’ food.