Prison officer jailed for shower sexual assaults

A prison officer has been jailed for three years for sexually assaulting two inmates at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow.

Brian Johnstone, 60, from Greenock, repeatedly attacked the men in their cells.

The victims were aged 26 and 35.

They were both assaulted by Johnstone in the showers.

Sheriff Joseph Platt told Johnstone at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday: “You betrayed the trust of the prison service and your fellow employees.”

Johnstone had earlier denied the charges.