Kurt Jarman is a convicted criminal from Wales.

He was involved in a texting relationship with a prison officer named Shauna Cleary using a phone he hid in his cell.

Criminal Record

In March 2016, Jaman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting and robbing a senior citizen.

In April 2018, he was sentenced to an additional 6 months in prison after the police found out he had hidden a mobile phone which he used to converse with prison officer Shauna Cleary via text.

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Cleary was given a 16-week suspended sentence after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office.

S he was also ordered to complete 15 days of rehabilitation activity as part of her punishment.

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Shauna Cleary started a personal relationship with inmate, Kurt Jarman while she worked at HM Prison Parc from August 2016 to November 2017.

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Kurt Jarman was serving a 10-year sentence for attacking a 77-year-old man with a Stanley knife having forced his way into the pensioner's house in 2015.

He was jailed and sent to the HM Parc prison in March 2016.

D uring a three-hour attack, the 22-year-old amateur rugby player ransacked his victim's house, eventually marched him to an ATM having demanded £5,000.

Jarman was drunk when he forced his way into the house in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales and punched the 77-year-old to the floor.

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Cardiff Crown Court heard Shauna Cleary gave her number to the prisoner and sent him messages on a contraband phone he had hidden in his prison cell.

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Prosecutor Joanna James said analysis revealed Kurt Jarman called Shauna Cleary in August 2017, which was the catalyst for the relationship "gaining momentum".

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