A prison nurse who became romantically involved with a convicted killer and drug dealer has admitted misconduct in public office.
Stephanie Adair, 29, had an inappropriate relationship with 28-year-old Jahki Crosdale while working at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth.
Adair, from Southwark, south London, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court to misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said she had “wilfully misconducted herself” by pursuing an “inappropriate” relationship with Crosdale between September 1, 2023, and November 2, 2024.
The court heard that she continued contact with the convicted killer through his “illicit mobile phone”.
Adair spoke only to confirm her name and guilty plea when she appeared in the dock.
The alleged relationship came to light after Crosdale listed Adair’s address on court documents, it is understood.
The case follows a Daily Mail report that Adair had been suspended from her position at HMP Wandsworth over what was then described as an alleged relationship with Crosdale.
Stephanie Adair has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office over her relationship with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth
Adair, 29, pictured outside Kingston Crown Court, had an inappropriate relationship with 28-year-old Jahki Crosdale at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth
Crosdale, pictured at 17, was previously convicted of manslaughter after the death of 19-year-old Charlie Burns
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The relationship took place at the same prison where officer Linda De Sousa Abreu was filmed having sex with an inmate
Last year, the Nursing and Midwifery Council imposed a “conditions of practice” order that temporarily barred the 29-year-old from working in prisons or institutions housing anyone serving a court-imposed sentence.
Crosdale appeared by video link from HMP Manchester and admitted unlawfully transmitting images or sound from inside HMP Wandsworth and HMP Lowdham Grange between February 23 and October 23, 2024.
Crosdale was 17 when he was convicted in March 2015 of manslaughtering trainee plumber Charlie Burns. He was sentenced to six years after stabbing Burns to death over a £150 cannabis debt.
In 2018, he was caught with £2,000 worth of class A drugs, including heroin and cocaine, while travelling from London to Aberdeen. He pleaded guilty to supplying class A drugs and was jailed for a year.
Crosdale was later imprisoned for firearms and further drug offences before being sent to HMP Wandsworth.
Adair’s father, David, previously told the Daily Mail that the family was “very upset about the allegations against Stephanie”. He said: “We are very polite, decent people. We are both teachers.”
In August 2024, the Howard League for Penal Reform branded HMP Wandsworth “England’s worst jail”, citing overcrowding, self-harm, violence and seven self-inflicted deaths during the previous 12 months.
It is also the prison where officer Linda De Sousa Abreu was filmed having sex with inmate Linton Weirich.
Adair and Crosdale, who is on recall until 2029, were granted unconditional bail ahead of sentencing on February 9, 2027.