A court has heard that a female prison officer engaged in inappropriate relationships with inmates and was involved in smuggling drugs into a prison. Kayleigh Robson, 29, is accused of forming romantic connections with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month span. Allegations also suggest that she smuggled cannabis and tobacco into the privately-operated Category B prison and participated in a money laundering scheme.
Robson, residing in Grantham, Lincs, pleaded not guilty to all charges. During the brief hearing, the mother-of-one only confirmed her personal details and pleas.
The accusations claim that between June 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021, Robson “wilfully misconducted herself” by engaging in intimate relationships with inmates. Additionally, from July 23, 2020, to April 19, 2021, she allegedly conspired with others to bring contraband into the prison and partook in a suspected money laundering operation involving bank transfers.
The detailed misconduct charge specifies that Robson, while serving as a prison officer at Peterborough, “wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted herself in a manner that constituted an abuse of the public’s trust in the office holder by having intimate relationships with prisoners.”
In court, Robson was accompanied by three men, with two others scheduled to appear at future proceedings. Adam Hussain, 28, Ashley Neal, 30, and Roy Shalliker, 67, denied involvement in a conspiracy to introduce contraband into HMP Peterborough. Hussain and Neal also refuted the allegations of money laundering.
Robson and her co-defendants were granted bail, with a two-week trial slated for April 2027 at Huntingdon Crown Court. Judge Philip Grey explained the delay, citing the significant court backlog. He cautioned the defendants about the consequences of failing to attend the trial, emphasizing potential legal repercussions and the possibility of the trial proceeding in their absence.
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