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British nurse pleads guilty after relationship with inmate

By , based on La Nouvelle Tribune

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Stephanie Adair, a nurse at HMP Wandsworth prison in London, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office after having a relationship with inmate Jahki Crosdale and communicating with him using a prohibited phone. A professional investigation also led to a temporary restriction on her working in prisons; the case concerns a relationship said to have lasted from September 2023 to November 2024, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.

Stephanie Adair, a 29-year-old British prison nurse, has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office after having an inappropriate relationship with Jahki Crosdale, a 28-year-old inmate at HMP Wandsworth in London. She admitted to personal contact and unauthorised communications with the prisoner, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.

A professional investigation also led to a temporary restriction on Stephanie Adair working in prisons. The nurse was working at the facility in south-west London at the time, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.

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