Prison officer, 26, CLEARED of having illicit relationship with inmate after they 'had phone sex and she met his mum' | The Sun

A PRISON officer has been cleared of having an illicit relationship with an inmate after allegedly they had phone sex and she met his mum.

Ruth Shmylo, 26, was accused of hooking up with Harri Pullen, 24, while working at HMP Parc in Bridgend, Wales.

She had phone sex with the lag, who was part of an organised crime gang, and met his mother, it was alleged.

Even when she was sacked following "concerns" over her relationships with inmates, the secret affair had allegedly continued.

Shmylo, who claimed she was living in fear of the drug dealer, has now been cleared of misconduct in a public office following a trial.

She hugged her mum and sister as she left the dock after the verdict was handed down today.

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Cardiff Crown Court heard Shmylo had been quizzed by jail bosses over her "flirtatious" behaviour with inmates just months after starting her job.

Shmylo had allegedly contacted one lag over Facebook and was seen on CCTV blowing a kiss to a prisoner.

She also shunned her prison officer uniform to wear "skin-tight trousers", the court was told.

Shmylo – described in court as "very pretty" – was also accused of a relationship with a second unnamed inmate.

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Her affair with Pullen started when the drug dealer passed a mobile number to Shmylo on a slip of paper, jurors heard.

The court heard she called him and the pair had "teenage" style chats and phone sex after the inmate began calling "daily".

Pullen messaged Shmylo wishing her "happy birthday princess girl" and arranged for his mother to meet up with her, it was said.

He also allegedly referred to the prison officer as his "Mrs" and repeatedly told her he was in love with her.

Jurors heard after she lost her job, Pullen was moved 200 miles to HMP Manchester but the pair still kept in touch.

The five-month alleged affair was rumbled after the couple's calls began being recorded when Pullen added Shmylo to his visitor's list.

After she was arrested, Shmylo made "several admissions" to police.

She admitted having phone sex with Pullen but claimed she tried to tell him to "stop".

During her evidence, Shmylo also said she was terrified of the lag and claimed he had threatened to kill her brother-in-law and cats.

She added: "'I never wanted to give him the wrong impression. Harri Pullen is a fantasist.

"I would never be friends with somebody who threatened to kill my family, kill me, threaten me. I'd never be friends with Harri Pullen.

"If I could give the impression I cared about him it was the safest way to keep me and my family safe."

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Shmylo, of Treforest, Pontypridd was cleared of one charge of misconduct in a public office.

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