Melissa Murphy, a 48-year-old prison tutor, 'abused a position of trust' after forming a relationship with a male inmate, with police discovering a photograph of him when they searched her home

A prison employee's illicit relationship with a male inmate was rumbled after letters between the pair were discovered and a photo of the prisoner was found in her home bedroom.

Melissa Murphy, a 48-year-old prison tutor, admitted having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at HMP Chelmsford after another member of staff tried to enter a classroom they were in alone to find it had been locked from the inside. A cache of letters were discovered between Murphy, (formerly Melissa O’Brien) and the prisoner, and a photo of him was found in her bedroom at home, police said.

Murphy had wor

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