Prison officer, 27, who had phone sex with an inmate is jailed for 12 months after starting a relationship

A BESOTTED female prison officer who had phone sex with a lag on his hidden mobile has been jailed.

Katie Loxton, 27, embarked on a relationship with 32-year-old Adam Higgs while working at HMP Oakwood in Staffordshire.

Katie Loxton had phone sex with an inmateCredit: linked in

The couple spoke on the phone for more than 380 hours in 3,451 different calls during their six-month tryst.

Higgs also used the contraband phone to message Loxton on social media.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard the pair would often “perform sexual acts to each other” during the calls.

Loxton has now been jailed for 12 months for misconduct in a public office.

Higgs was handed an eight-month sentence for possessing inside a prison a device capable of transmitting or receiving images, sounds or information by electronic communications.

The pair also admitted transmitting or causing the transmission of an image/sound by electronic means from within a prison.

The court was told Loxton was arrested on January 27 last year.

Police searching her home found three handwritten letters from Higgs were inside.

Detective Constable Adam McHugh, of Staffordshire Police, said: “Loxton and Higgs were able to manipulate the security measures of the prison telephony system to hide their relationship from officers and inmates.

“We are committed to upholding the values and conduct the public expected of Public Office workers.

“I’m happy that Loxton recognised her conduct had fallen short of the expected standard.”