‘Phone sex’ prison officer insisted on wearing skin-tight trousers to work

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Ruth Shmylo is said to have behaved inappropriately towards inmates at HMP Parc (Image: Wales Online)
Ruth Shmylo is said to have behaved inappropriately towards inmates at HMP Parc (Image: Wales Online)

A female prison officer accused of having "secret phone sex" with an inmate insisted on wearing skin-tight trousers on the job, a court has heard.

Ruth Shmylo, of Pontypridd, allegedly had an “inappropriate relationship” with drug dealer Harri Pullen for five months whilst she was working at HMP Parc in Bridgend, South Wales.

On Wednesday, the trial for misconduct in a public offence at Cardiff crown court, heard that the pair allegedly got together after Pullen slipped her his number on a piece of paper, which is said to have sparked the intimate phone call.

The pair were accused of being in a relationship between December 2020 to April 2021. Ms Shmylo left the job after she failed to pass her probation. The court heard how the 26-year-old's behaviour was questioned by her bosses over her "flirtatious" tendencies just months after starting the job. She was also alleged to have had a relationship with another prisoner and was further accused of blowing a kiss to a third inmate.

‘Phone sex’ prison officer insisted on wearing skin-tight trousers to work dqxikeidqkikdinvRuth Shmylo is on trial for misconduct as a public offence (WALES NEWS SERVICE)
‘Phone sex’ prison officer insisted on wearing skin-tight trousers to workShmylo allegedly started the relationship just two months into the job (WALES NEWS SERVICE)

Dan Hayman, the head of security, told the court Ms Shmylo opted to not wear a prison-issue uniform and came into work with “skin-tight trousers” which “left very little to the imagination”, reports the Telegraph. Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, told the court there had been a staggering 20 “intelligence reports” that had been filed from January and April 2021. These reports featured claims over the officer's behaviour and her clothing items.

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Mr Hayman told the court counter-corruption officers had questioned Ms Shmylo over the concerns, had asked the officer if it would be more appropriate to wear bottoms that “were a little larger and not quite so fitting”. He said: “The concern was Ms Shmylo was wearing trousers that she had purchased outside of the uniform supply process which were exceptionally fitted and not considered appropriate.”

He continued: “There is a large cohort of male prisoners and a young female officer or any officer wearing inappropriate clothing is something that we would challenge – especially trousers that are that fitted and leave very little to the imagination. There were other trousers available but she was not happy with how they fell on her body or how they looked.”

The trial continues.

Monica Charsley

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