Operation Elveden: Misconduct charge for ex-prison officer

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A former prison officer has been charged with misconduct in a public office as part of Operation Elveden.

Amanda Watts, 43, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday 7 September.

Ms Watts had worked at HMP Highpoint, a Category C men's prison in Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk.

Operation Elveden is the Met Police's investigation into journalists' dealings with public officials.

The misconduct charge relates to the period between 16 September and 1 November 2010, police said.

Senior Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Gregor McGill said: "We have decided that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest."