Prison nurse jailed for flirty calls with inmate she said she 'loved'
dailystar.co.ukprison nurse was jailed for six months after admitting to entering an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate who she told that she "loved" him.Elyse Hibbs was involved in sending a series of "flirtatious" texts and engaging in phone calls with an inmate at HMP Parc in Bridgend, South Wales.Despite claiming that she was "exploited" by the man, Hibbs sobbed as she was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday (October 18), Manchester Evening News reports.READ MORE:Man arrested after remains of four-year-old girl are discovered scattered in fieldHibbs had worked at the prison since September 2018 and met the inmate when she gave him medical treatment, before he instructing his mother and friend to track down the nurse on Instagram.Once Hibbs gave her number to the inmate, they began calling each other.Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, said the inmate “nurtured” his relationship with Hibbs over the next few weeks of them conversing with each other.He said: "They exchanged numerous text and calls, some of which were over the prison phone and recorded, the calls between the defendant and inmate were flirtatious.
They talked about the prison and staff at the prison.“He says he loves her and she replies she loves him too. He told her he wanted to thank her for how she had looked after him at Parc."The court heard that Hibbs was “manipulated” by the inmate and got in “too deep”.Mr Cobbe added: “The conversations do contain several references to the defendant asking the inmate not to contact her, nevertheless the contact does continue.“They also reveal the inmate thought very little of the defendant, he was quite clearly manipulating her.
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