Overview

• Isabelle Dale faces two counts of misconduct in public office for alleged sexual relationships with inmates Shahid Sharif and Connor Money between 2021 and 2022.
• She is also charged with conspiring to smuggle controlled drugs into HMP Swaleside, a high-security prison in Kent.
• Alleged accomplice Lilea Sallis is accused of assisting Dale in the drug-smuggling plot, while Sharif faces additional charges of drug conspiracy and possessing a mobile phone in his cell.
• Dale, Sallis, and Sharif appeared at Southwark Crown Court on May 23, 2025, where no pleas were entered; all were bailed ahead of a June 6, 2025, plea and trial preparation hearing.
• Judge Justin Cole has scheduled the trial to begin on October 21, 2025, with proceedings expected to last two to three weeks.