A corrupt prison officer who performed a sex act on an inmate and called herself his ‘queen’ is now engaged to another woman – who vows to stand by her.
Katie Evans, 26, was jailed yesterday over an illicit romance with convicted robber Daniel Brownley while working at HMP Doncaster.
She boasted to another prison officer of performing oral sex on the criminal and collecting drugs cash on his behalf over a six-month period in 2020.
MailOnline can reveal that Evans, a mother of one, subsequently struck up a new relationship with Beth Hulley, 27, to whom she is engaged.
Hours after being jailed for 21 months at Sheffield Crown Court, Evans’s Facebook profile updated to a picture of herself being kissed on the cheek by Miss Hulley.
Miss Hulley, who remains living in the couple’s semi-detached home in Hatfield, near Doncaster, South Yorks, has vowed to stand by Evans despite her conviction.
She said last night: ‘I’m standing by her and I’ve got her back.’
Miss Hulley last year shared photos of the lovestruck couple holidaying on the Spanish islands Mallorca and Tenerife, and in the Costa del Sol resort of Torremolinos.
Katie Evans, 26, (right) was jailed yesterday over an illicit romance with convicted robber Daniel Brownley while working at HMP Doncaster
Hours after being jailed for 21 months at Sheffield Crown Court, Evans’s Facebook profile updated to a picture of herself being kissed on the cheek by Miss Hulley
Katie Evans, 26, was a prison officer at HMP Doncaster when she started her relationship with an inmate
In an Instagram post marking their engagement party last August, she wrote: ‘The best evening with my family and friends and future wife.
‘I love you so much. thank you for everything. Mrs & Mrs Hulley-Evans to be.’
Evans was a rookie officer at category B HMP Doncaster in 2020 when she started to communicate with convict Daniel Brownley through a smuggled SIM card.
She and Brownley – serving five-and-half years for robbery and burglary offences – spoke 140 times, with some calls lasting nearly an hour.
During their phone conversations, Evans called herself ‘your queen’ while talking to Brownley.
The court also heard that Evans had boasted about collecting £1,000 in respect of cannabis deals on behalf of Brownley, and shared confidential prison information with him,
Judge Jeremy Richardson, KC, told her she had ‘betrayed the trust’ placed in her as a prison officer.
He told Evans, who sobbed in the dock: ‘There must be a prison sentence. Corrupt prison officers must be punished. There is no question about that. The public expects punishment for those who betray trust in the way that you did.
MailOnline can reveal that Evans, a mother of one, subsequently struck up a new relationship with Beth Hulley, 27, to whom she is engaged
Miss Hulley last year shared photos of the lovestruck couple holidaying on the Spanish islands Mallorca and Tenerife, and in the Costa del Sol resort of Torremolinos
Evans, who admitted misconduct in a public office, committed the offences between March and November 2020 when she was aged 21. It is understood that she met Miss Hulley the following year
‘It appears you indulged in some form of sexual activity in the prison.
‘It is truly a terrible situation for a judge to be passing sentence on a former prison officer, who has been branded a corrupt prison officer, but it must be done.’
Evans, who admitted misconduct in a public office, committed the offences between March and November 2020 when she was aged 21.
It is understood that she met Miss Hulley the following year.
In 2023, the couple told of their ordeal after Miss Hulley was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition that caused her liver to fail.
Speaking to her local newspaper, Evans told how she feared she would her partner was going to die as she lost her eyesight while waiting for an urgent organ transplant.
She said: ‘Days blurred into each other, a relentless stream of worsening symptoms.
‘Through it all, I remained steadfastly by Beth’s side, every moment, every hour.
‘Then came another unexpected turn. I was informed that Beth would be moved to intensive care as we awaited a suitable liver. Then, miraculously, on that very night, a liver arrived at the Leeds hospital.
‘Beth was teetering on the edge, her body struggling to hold on. Speaking was a challenge, her arms and eyes betraying her.
‘The following day, at 8.45am, Beth, two surgeons, and I embarked on a journey to the operating room. I whispered to her to ‘dream of beautiful things’ as she faced an eight-hour, life-saving surgery for her liver transplant.
‘Her recovery was remarkable, though it came with confusion and adjustments. After two days, her once-lost sight returned, and she opened her eyes to see me, her girl.’
Evans added: ‘I’m humbled by the sheer luck and gratitude that fills us both. Beth has been reborn, and our love story continues to unfold with a strength that defies all odds.’
Evans was a rookie officer at category B HMP Doncaster in 2020 when she started to communicate with convict Daniel Brownley through a smuggled SIM card
Miss Hulley, who remains living in the couple’s semi-detached home in Hatfield, near Doncaster, South Yorks, has vowed to stand by Evans despite her conviction
The judge reduced her sentence from two years to 21 months as an ‘act of mercy’ due to her young daughter
Miss Hulley told Doncaster Free Press in October 2023 of the couple’s wedding hopes.
She wrote: ‘Certainly we will be planning the wedding once we’re both back on our feet but at the moment we’re enjoying life together as I was hours away from death so we are just embracing life together and enjoying everyday.’
The court heard that Evans was ‘immature and vulnerable’ at the time of the offences and manipulated by Brownley to do his bidding.
Defence barrister Edward Moss said Evans was ‘ashamed’ of her behaviour.
The judge reduced her sentence from two years to 21 months as an ‘act of mercy’ due to her young daughter.
Judge Richardson said Evans was ‘no doubt filled with remorse’ and told her: ‘You were a prison officer at the time. You were also very young at the time. You were inexperienced and immature. That is, however, no excuse for what you did.’
He added: ‘I appreciate prison will fall hard upon you as a former prison officer.’
