Overview

• Cherri-Ann Austin-Saddington, a former officer at HMP The Verne, pleaded guilty to misconduct after engaging in a six-month sexual relationship with inmate Bradley Trengrove.
• The affair involved smuggling contraband, including a mobile phone and an empty syringe used in an attempt at artificial insemination.
• Austin-Saddington avoided jail, receiving a two-year suspended sentence due to a debilitating fall that left her wheelchair-dependent.
• Bradley Trengrove, serving a 13-year sentence for rape and sexual activity with a child, had his prison term extended by two years and three months for his role in the misconduct.
• The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit has pledged to strengthen anti-corruption measures in regional prisons to prevent similar breaches.