The Linda De Sousa Abreu Case
One video that ended a prison officer's career
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31 mins
Learn about the case of Linda De Sousa Abreu, a prison officer at HMP Wandsworth in London who was filmed engaging in sexual activity with an inmate in June 2024. Explore how the video circulated online, prompting an investigation into misconduct and the abuse of a position of public trust. Investigate the court proceedings that followed, including her guilty plea and 15-month prison sentence imposed in January 2025.
Ep 1:
Four and a Half Minutes of Chaos
A viral prison video exposes rookie officer Linda De Sousa Abreu's affair with an inmate, unraveling her double life, a predatory prisoner, and a system too understaffed to notice.
Ep 2:
The Pattern Beneath the Headline
Beyond the viral clip lies a deliberate pattern of misconduct, a frantic Heathrow escape attempt, and a false rape allegation that unravels under scrutiny.
Ep 3:
Gangster Complex: Sentencing a Scandal
A psychiatric evaluation reveals Linda's 'gangster' mindset, the harassment her scandal unleashed on fellow officers, and the judge's final reckoning: fifteen months behind bars.
Discussions (5)
Leslie
Level 2 · 1 day agoBPD doesn't excuse this
Christina
Level 10 · 1 day agoSo Linda had an active OnlyFans, went on a TV show about open relationships AND still got hired at one of Britain's most dangerous prisons? Someone in that vetting department has some serious explaining to do.
Demetrius
Level 7 · 1 day agoShe felt like a gangster tho... in a prison she had keys to lol
