As always, it comes down to… Does the punishment fit the crime? So, should Lauren McIntyre have romped with a double murderer while employed as prison guard? No. But can’t we grant a little leeway?
McIntyre was initially trying an “intelligence gathering operation” Things just got a little out of hand. She was just gathering intel.
She claimed she first began the affair with prisoner Andrew Roberts in a bid to uncover intelligence but it then spiralled out of control. I mean, it happens. One minute you’re getting info on prison contraband, next minute your……
It progressed to the convicted killer sending her a message saying: “Today was really hot and risky but I am so needing it right now.”
She replied: “So f****** risky I like it though”.
So the depraved mother of 3 had a fling with a man serving life for the brutal killings of his former girlfriend and their baby daughter. Victimless crime right? Oops,
The 32-year-old admitted providing prisoner Andrew Roberts with the personal phone number of prison officer Samuel Laidler — with whom she had previously had an affair — and failing to warn him or the prison authorities of an impending beating.