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Former Prison Officer Jailed After Bodycam Recorded Sex Act With Inmate at HMP Highpoint

The judge said the breach of duty eroded confidence in the justice system.

Overview

  • Rebecca Pinckard, 46, was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court to 32 weeks in prison for misconduct in public office.
  • Inmate Erion Nakdi received an additional 10-month term for unauthorised phone possession, to run consecutive to his existing 16 years and three months sentence for drug offences.
  • Two body-worn camera clips recorded five minutes apart on July 5, 2024, showed a sexual act in a store cupboard at the Suffolk prison.
  • Another officer uncovered the footage during a routine review, which the judge called a discovery made through a "clumsy mistake" as he noted the damage to public confidence.
  • Court documents cited a clandestine contact period from April 9 to July 6, 2024, including a Moonpig card, and explicit videos of Nakdi filmed in prison were found on Pinckard’s phone without being reported.