A BESOTTED prison officer caught sneaking into a cupboard with an inmate she “proper fell in love” with has been jailed.
Morgan Farr Varney, 24, swapped love letters with the lag while working at HMP Lindholme near Doncaster.
The pair were only busted when CCTV showed them “loitering” at the Category C jail before vanishing together.
Following her arrest, Farr Varney, who once appeared on This Morning to talk about a dentistry “nightmare”, admitted she had “f***ed her life up.”
She has now been jailed for ten months after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office.
Sheffield Crown Court heard Farr Varney joined the Prison Service in April 2022 and soon entered a training programme involving anti-corruption.
She also received training on conditioning from inmates and how to spot it.
But suspicions were raised when CCTV showed Farr Varney heading into the cupboard with the inmate,
Officers searched his cell and discovered a bundle of love letters she had written – as well as other notes in her own bedroom.
Farr Varney was arrested and interviewed by officers in January 2023, when she admitted she had “proper fell in love with him”.
After she was released on bail she resigned from her role at the prison and the lag was moved to HMP Wealstun.
But lovestruck Farr Varney continued the relationship – with cops finding pictures of her in the prisoner’s new cell.
Detective Constable Scott Jarvis, a member of South Yorkshire Police’s prison anti-corruption unit, stated: “We treat any allegations of improper relationships between prison staff and inmates with utmost seriousness and carry out detailed investigations to ensure offenders are held accountable.”
“Although these types of relationships are thankfully uncommon, when they do occur, they risk damaging the reputation of the prison service and other diligent prison officers who follow the job’s rules and regulations.”
“Staff at HMPPS Counter Corruption Unit supported us throughout our investigation and I want to thank them for their cooperation.
“I trust that this sentencing sends a strong message to any prison officers contemplating similar actions that engaging in such criminal behavior will result in a police investigation and justice being served.”
