Law&Crime Sidebar - OnlyFans Prison Guard Caught Filming Sex with Inmate Gets Locked Up

Episode Date: January 12, 2025

A UK judge blasted Linda de Sousa Abreu, 31, after a video of her having sex with a inmate, while on duty, went viral. She’ll now spend time on the other side of the bars, thanks to a guilty plea. And she had a message for “wannabes” in a TikTok video. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber gets reaction on the bizarre case from prison consultant Justin Paperny.PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: Head over to https://Brickellmensproducts.com/Sidebar and claim your FREE kit today!HOST:Jesse Weber: https://twitter.com/jessecordweberLAW&CRIME SIDEBAR PRODUCTION:YouTube Management - Bobby SzokeVideo Editing - Michael Deininger and Christina FalconeScript Writing & Producing - Savannah Williamson & Juliana BattagliaGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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So we're talking about 31-year-old Linda Catherine D'Souza-Abreu, a married mother, according to the New York Post, an only fan's creator. And most importantly for this, she was a former prison guard at H.M.P. Wandsworth. And she was filmed in a video that went absolutely viral this past summer of her having sexual relations with an inmate, an inmate named Linton Wyrich. And according to the New York Post, Weinrich was locked up for stealing more than $82,000 worth of luxury goods. So, again, this was a recording. This was a cell phone video recording of this.

It was recorded by a fellow inmate who appeared to be smoking cannabis and watching this all unfold. It's unclear how he was able to get this contraband into the prison. But it is a four-and-a-half-minute video where Abraeu is even wearing her prison guard uniform. And in the cell phone video, the BBC reports, you can hear the other. inmate who's watching all this unfold say, this is how we live at Wandsworth, brov. Now, Abraeu not only pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office for this incident, but she also admitted to performing oral sex on that same prisoner on the same day, which was apparently captured on her prison-issued body-worn camera, and it was indicated in

court, there was at least one other sexual incident with the same prisoner on a separate occasion. This is according to the BBC. In fact, judge overseeing this case indicated that the cell phone video was not an isolated incident, but it was part of what he considered to be repeated behavior. Now, during her sentencing, which just happened this week in Isleworth Crown Court in London, we obtained a lot more details about Ms. Ibrahim. We learned more about her capture, and we learned more about elements surrounding this crime. So according to the court, Abraeu started work in January of 2024. That was about five months before this incident. She had completed basic training in April, and that training

included avoiding circumstances where she could be compromised by inmates, a very big component of the job. And the court said that Abraeus only founds account it had been dormant for a while at this point. But here's the big issue. Judge Martin Edmonds Casey indicated what the main issue was with what Abraeu did, that the victim in this case was the prison service. And you think about the harm that was caused and also the harm that could foreseeably be caused. At the time of the offense, you were distracted from your job and your radio and keys were at risk. That is, in itself, a risk. An inappropriate relationship, whether freely entered into or the result of manipulation by a prisoner, creates a significant risk to the good order

of the prison, and makes the prison officer vulnerable to coercion by the prisoner to disclose information motion or carry contraband. The consequence of your behavior becoming known within the prison has been that female officers at Wandsworth have been subject to abuse and harassment from prisoners. Female officers have reported being subject to sexual approaches and say that they have become seen as fair game. And Judge Edmonds also cited how the children of female corrections officers have been teased and have been bullied about their mother's jobs because of what what a Brayew did. He indicated that what she did hurts recruiting. It adds to the growing problems of prisons, particularly Wandsworth, which is apparently known for a whole host of issues. We'll talk

about that. But the judge had to weigh aggravating versus mitigating factors to determine her sentence. And this is really interesting because he explained how Abraeu claimed, look, she said she had no prior knowledge of the video being recorded, but she did consent to it, knowing that she had no control over it, or it's dissemination, or her privacy, and that essentially there was a risk of it being released and being made public and going viral, which it did. Plus, by the way, the court indicated that a video like that could subject her to blackmail in her role as a prison official. Now, before we go any further into this, I'm sorry, I've got to take a quick detour. I have something that I am so excited to tell you guys about. There is this men's grooming

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you not to hand yourself in. This is an instance of many apparently contradictory things that you've said in accounts that you've given. The fact is that you were clearly aware that the video was evidence of serious misconduct when you plan to leave the country. You and your legal representative had prepared a written statement of some length and detail. It asserted that you acted under duress, making detailed and serious allegations against the prison. In effect, you accuse the prisoner of rape, aided and abetted by the second prisoner. You've now made it clear that was a false allocation, supported with false details. Yeah, so that is not great, but again, that has to be balanced by mitigation.

So what is mitigation here? Well, as the court indicated at one point, she had a reputation for good character. She's shown remorse and deep shame and distress for what she did. She pled guilty. She has a background of trauma. She has a seven-year-old child. Her being separated from that child will have adverse consequences, of course. And the court also indicated with her mental health issues, prison is going to be very difficult for her, given the lack of resources they have to treat that.

In fact, the judge had this to say about her evaluation by a mental health professional. The court said that the doctor, quote, he diagnosed a borderline personality disorder, which she was. regarded as severe. It is combined with ADHD and makes you highly impulsive and reckless so that you tend to act without considering the consequences. You have a history of engaging in high-risk behavior and of using sex as a means to feel positive emotions. His view is that you thrived on the fear and anxiety of the dangerous environment, your control over the prisoners, and the attention you received. He found that you knew full well that you were breaching your duty, saying that this merely enhanced your positive mood, and they were almost intoxicated by engaging

and high risk such that the consequences of your actions were not consciously considered. So in the end, the judge started with 24 months in prison, considered the factors, including that she pled guilty, and ultimately sentenced her whittled that down to 15 months. Now, half of that is to be served in custody, unless prison authorities deemed she should be released earlier, and the remainder will be served on license. So you're serving the sentence, but you're serving on the outside. You're not in prison. And you have to think, why would she do this?

Why would she engage in this behavior? Well, I have a little bit more information on that. But first, I want to bring in prison consultant, Justin Paperni, to talk more about this. Justin, thanks so much for coming on. Happy New Year. Good to see you. What a case to start off the new year. First of all, you're just overall thoughts on this.

So two thoughts came to mind on why this is a prison case. One, in America, very few prison cases are resolved within six months. I can only think of like the Matt Boyer, Shohay Otani, Gamon. gambling investigation. So six months is pretty quick from start to finish. She should feel fortunate to get clarity so quickly. Two things come to mind. One, the reputational damage and embarrassment to the prison system of a video like that going viral, just the damage alone, the staff watching that. So you have the reputational damage, together with the risk to guards, primarily other prison guards, because prisoners will find weaknesses in the system. And they could see this as an opportunity to exploit this. system and make it more violent or greater risk for staff. So that's the reason, something that probably could have been, prison could have been avoided, I think, if this video didn't go viral. The judge saw this as an example as an opportunity to make an example of someone to punish. And whether it was 15 or 24 months, he wanted prison time. He got it. And I hope she uses this

opportunity as I did in prison to reflect, to assess how you got here, to make better decisions moving forward and to not allow 15 months or 17 months on the inside to become a life sentence. This could become a good thing for her or can just continue the trauma she has endured. I thought it was very, very concerning the idea of her leaving her radio, her leaving her keys, what that could have led to, you know, an escape, what imagine other prisoners are let loose, what could have, you know, happen there. And then also the idea, you know, you put other officers at risk by this behavior and you're creating distress in their life. That was a key fact. that I hadn't, you know, initially considered.

I think there's an aspect of this case. You say, oh, my gosh, this is conduct unbecoming. How could you do this? But then you think about the actual physical dangers that could have resulted from this. Right. So her approach could be this was a victimless crime. It was I made this choice. It was the other prisoner in me.

But the consequences of her conduct within the institution are going to be felt for years to come. The opportunity, there is an opportunity for the prison system to embrace different oversight, better hiring practices, better training, mental health training for prisoners on the inside and staff. But the problem is I would love to see more money spent on helping people in prison prepare to go home. And then when you have examples like this, they're going to say, we need more security. We need more staff. We need more training. But it will absolutely lead to some oversight within the prison. That viral video changed everything, Jesse, because hardly a day passes in America without some prison guard getting fired for some.

misconduct, smuggling in an iPhone or drug, sexual misconduct. It happens from the penitentiary down to the camp. That viral video changed everything, long lasting implications, including new training practices. Part of the problem is it's hard to hire in corrections to get someone to work in that in riskier predatory environment. So there's only so much progress they're going to be able to make, that much I can tell you. Do you think the sentence is appropriate, not only given what she did, but you heard the allegations that she lied. She said that she was, sexually assaulted. She was under distress. And then she ultimately recanted that. And the judge said this is just a long list of inconsistencies. And on top of the fact, you know, there was the

whole issue of where she was detained from, right? She was detained at the airport. The judge had said, well, you know, she indicated she was just going to go to Madrid until everything died down that she didn't really appreciate the consequences of her actions. But then on the same token, her husband allegedly told her, you know, don't turn yourself in. So there's There's these other things that are amplified after the incident that I wonder, do you think 15 months is appropriate? I think it's plenty of time. This is going to be a lifelong consequence for her.

Even if she got probation or walked out of that courtroom, that viral video will change the rest of her life. It will change the rest of her children's life. So the sentence isn't as important as the collateral consequences that are following. Indeed, had her post-defense conduct, had she not lied, not tried to cover up or make matters worse. It could have been five months or six months, maybe a sentence she could have served at home. I just pray she uses this as an opportunity to reflect and grow. Sometimes going to prison, I know in my case was the best thing that ever happened to me, but I was willing to

work and assess how I got there. There's the other argument, too, if she has this only fans account, you could argue maybe there was some I'm going to get, I don't know about cop, but people are going to see this. This could advance her agenda if she wants to move her business in a whole new direction, which could be possible. So she has choices to make while she's in custody to reflect and atone or just go totally down a terrible, awful path. But the sentence doesn't matter as much. It's already a life sentence in so many ways. Let me ask you this. The question, of course, is why? Why would she have done this? So the court, the judge, talked about how in her letter to the court, she viewed this prisoner as her protector, that she felt safe. And the judge said this is conceding

to the manipulation. Again, something as a guard that she needed to protect herself against, that she enjoyed this sense of power, this grandiose nature of this, this, you know, your mood changes. She loved working there, that she may have wanted even a relationship to continue with this inmate after he was released. I'm curious your thoughts on that. Is that common in these kinds of cases? It is common. When you're spending time 12, 15, 18 hours a day in a prison, away from home. There could be some mental health issues, some trauma, and you form a connection. And it's easy to, there are people in prison who are there because they have manipulated, stolen, connive, done bad things. So some people have a skill set to exploit. And if this woman didn't

understand some of her tendencies, it's why so many people go to prison, they didn't know their tendencies. It's why prison guards can get exploited and seize opportunities. What are her tendencies? He was my protector. He was looking out after me. I felt a connection. As a reward, or as a way to feel closer, I'm going to engage in this conduct. So you rationalize and convince, as I've said on your show before, you can't get into trouble unless you see some opportunity. I can assure you right now, there's some guard feeling, some attraction to a prisoner. It might rationalize this is something I'd like to do.

But the majority of them are good and don't seize that opportunity. We can convince ourselves of anything. And I think on the inside, presuming she has some willingness to introspect and self-examine, she'll recognize what she did was wrong. It hurt the reputation of the prison. It's going to lead to risk for more female prison guards and really the lifelong sanction for not just her, but for her children. And I hope she overcomes that and recognizes no rationalization justifies what she did.

It was wrong. And she brought risk to other people in that prison, both prisoners and staff. So I want to play you something right now. So this appears to be from a Brayu's TikTok account from July. of 2024. Let's play a sample of that. On the topic of impersonation, I thought it's very important for me to address this very distasteful subject of OnlyFans creators impersonating and pretending to be me and recreating the scenario of said scandal, which I am involved in.

Very, very distasteful for you to monetize or advertise yourselves as me for OF content. So, Justin, what are your thoughts on that? You can't undo what's been done. damage in a viral video is going to lead content creators around the world who are bored or want to advance their agenda or get more likes, followers, and shares, of course they're going to create and use this content. In retrospect, what she should have done was understand before agreeing to have sex with this prisoner and then agreeing that it was going to be on film. And even though she says she didn't know that it was going to be shared, please, of course she knew at some point this

would be distributed. She's not in a position to undo what's been done. What she should say is, I should have given more thought to how this video would impact my job, the prison system, how people would perceive me. I can't control what people are going to put out there. I wish they didn't do it. I'd ask you to stop, but it's a consequence of my bad choices. Once she looks in and says it's my fault, I'm going to do better, I'm not saying she's going to get sympathy, but people are going to begin to finally say this. She's getting it. She's making better decisions. She wants to stop the madness. Until then, it's going to be more of what we're hearing right now. That idea of accepting responsibility because I want to play you a little bit more of this video.

Again, this is before her sentence and anything like this. So let me play you a quick clip of this. And lastly, I wanted to tell you all that you do not know my side of the story. The media has a great way of getting a narrative and twisting it for its own benefit. The media love any story to be salacious and sensational. And they sensationalize everything. So Justin, yeah, she's talking about her. her side of the story. We haven't heard her side of the story. She doesn't reveal in this video

what that side is, but we all heard what the judge seemingly explained what that was, that, you know, there's this media sensation that they lie about everything. I mean, the thing is, is that she did this, Justin, and she knew she was being filmed. And despite her claims that she was under duress, we know the court said that didn't seem very true. I'm just curious, you know, your thoughts on that, because she also said in this video, you don't know who you're real friends are. So it was kind of these, you know, these curious things she's saying, but she didn't quite defend herself. So here's part of the reason she got 15 months in prison. By claiming it was duress, perhaps she was exploited, what it then does is it puts other female

guards at risk if this were to happen in the future. And they then say, I was exploited. I was under duress. Someone took advantage of me that they can then say, well, that's other prison guards said the same exact thing. And she got caught. So it makes everyone's case look weaker. acceptance of responsibility, when she gets to a point that says, I did it, I knew that it was wrong, I want to do better, and I'm glad you're holding me accountable. Her life will change. There is no doubt the judge considered mitigating factors, some trauma, some breakdown that enabled her to cross the line. Judges always consider these mitigating factors. The problem, again, you can't undo this video and her willingness to participate in the video. That undo

so many of her mitigating factors. And in many ways, while damaging and detrimental to her to have this video get out, at least it shines light on the system of corrections. It proves that her claims weren't true. And it's going to ensure that things like this aren't going to happen, at least to the degree they did. To your point earlier about prison guards and their security, it's going to lead to more surveillance, you know, cameras. And that comes at the, that costs money at the expensive taxpayers, perhaps to the detriment of programs that can be put into this prison. So I don't buy her claims because of this video. By the way, talking about this prison, the BBC reported in an article from this past August that according to the independent monitoring board, HMP Wandsworth, quote, had the worst year in memory that the 1,200 or so inmates were living in, quote, squalid, dirty, and cramped conditions.

We're talking living in crumbling cells that were initially constructed for just single prisoners back in 1851. What do you know about this prison? think about how big that statement is the worst year on record considering as you said this was built in 1851 can you imagine the conditions in the late 1800s or early 1900s they were bad so now in the 21st century to think that this is the worst year i've said it before the prison should be torn down they should rebuild it there is no security there is no oversight they don't have the resources to properly train staff there isn't programming we're prisoners the prison should be totally it is filthy it is awful as i have said before we have had clients go from that prison to Metropolitan Detention Center that is housing Diddy and Luigi. And they would rather be an NDC than that prison in Europe. So to hear this is the worst year on record considering it's been around since 1851, it tells you everything you need to know about this prison. Tear it down, rebuild somewhere else. Before we finish up, Justin, I just want to talk more about Ms. Ibrahim and how she's going to fare in prison, considering, you know, her mental

health issues that were documented by the court, what she did and now a video that has gone viral, how do you think somebody like her will fare in prison? And by the way, she was a former prison guard. I don't know if that would hurt her as well. Certainly there's going to be more scrutiny over her. What the prison system doesn't want is for her to get hurt, to get violated, to be taken advantage of. So you can expect a great deal of scrutiny. Certainly some prisoners will be sympathetic to her. Others will not be. Others might want to have a relationship with her. So she really needs to understand this environment that she is now in as a prisoner and not a guard. And I will say she has like two roads to go down. She can go down this path of acceptance or what some people do

is they just totally double down and they convinced themselves over time. They were the victim. They were wrong. They were harmed. The system was out to get them. They took advantage of her. And it's part of the reason some people who even accept responsibility to get a shorter federal prison sentence for the rest of their life say, I am the victim here. It was not my fault. I was exploited. I hope she makes the right choice for her and the sake of her family, but wouldn't surprise me a year from now, she's issuing content or making statements that puts her out there as the victim.

It's too common. I hope for the sake of her family, she makes better choices. And she'll have seven months in prison to begin to get it together. The best day to start is like right now. Yeah, we'll see if she gets some early release even before that and what happens and how she, you know, changes the rest of her life. But listen, Justin Perperney, thanks so much for coming on, taking the time.

Always appreciate your perspective. And again, good seeing you in the new year. Happy New Year. Thank you. All right, everybody. That's all we have for you right now here on Sidebar. Thank you so much for joining us. And as always, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your podcasts.

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