They were supposed to be the one’s we can trust - police officers, prison guards, doctors and nurses - but some were jailed after abusing positions of power and trust to commit serious crimes....
1. Lancs Police officer Kate Miller charged with corruption
Kate Miller, 29, was a financial investigator who worked within the force’s Economic Crime Unit. The 29-year-old, of Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, was charged following investigations by Lancashire Police’s Anti-Corruption Unit and the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct), the UK’s police watchdog. She resigned in September 2025, while the police police investigation into her alleged corruption was ongoing. | Lancashire Police
2. Lancashire officer Molly Bury 'snooped' on police computer systems
Former Lancs Police response officer Molly Bury was overheard discussing sensitive police details at a social event in Burnley. She later admitted 32 counts under the Computer Misuse Act and received a six-month suspended sentence. She resigned from the force while under investigation and has since been added to the police barred list | Contributed
3. Corrupt Preston prison officer Leonie Wilkinson
Leonie Wilkinson, 27, was already in a relationship with prisoner Gary Hampson since in 2018 when she began working as a probation officer at HMP Preston in 2020. She did not disclose the relationship, which was uncovered after a mobile phone was found in his cell revealing the pair had called, emailed and messaged each other. Wilkinson, who pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months | Lancashire Police
4. Corrupt prison governor Kerri Pegg
Disgraced prison governor Kerri Pegg, former governor of HMP Kirkham, had a relationship with notorious Liverpool drugs crime boss Anthony Saunderson. Pegg was convicted of two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of possession of criminal property following a three-week trial in May 2025. She was sentenced to 9 years in prison for the first count and two years (concurrent) for the second | CPS/ North Wales Police