The disgraced officer Kenny had illicit affairs with two criminals and exploited her role at Greater Manchester Police to leak information to them.

The court was told that the 27 year old, who served as an officer in GMP's City of Manchester division, engaged in a 'casual sexual relationship' with Josh Whelan, 31.

Whelan, incarcerated from 2021 to 2023, had 20 mobile phones in his possession while behind bars - all supplied and financed by Kenny.

Kenny was caught on CCTV visiting Whelan at Forest Bank Prison, still clad in her police uniform, reports the Manchester Evening News.

A snapshot from the footage has been released by GMP, capturing the pair in a tender embrace in a waiting room at the Salford prison.

After ending things with Whelan, Kenny embarked on a 'physical but casual' affair with former schoolmate Rahim Mottley, 28, who was under police investigation and had relocated to Spain.

"PC Kenny's offending behaviour was simply unacceptable," declared Chief Constable Stephen Watson, of GMP.

Liverpool Crown Court heard how Kenny abused her position to access databases and relay information to both men.

In addition to the phones they used for communication, Kenny disclosed intelligence to Whelan, including a victim statement taken when he was accused of violence against a former partner, the court heard.

Kenny was spotted with Whelan in her BMW and at a Nando's restaurant in November 2022 while on release from a prison sentence, before heading to work where she looked up details of prisoners released that week.

The pair parted ways after Whelan's release, before Kenny started a relationship with Mottley.

Mottley was extradited from Spain in October 2024 to face trial following his arrest three months prior by the National Crime Agency.

He instructed Kenny to keep him informed about police intelligence, which she did by accessing and sharing confidential information.

The court heard that Kenny had also informed Mottley about an upcoming police firearms raid and pledged to identify who the 'local informants' were, before attending a course on managing police informants.

Kenny was investigated by the Independent Office of Police Conduct and GMP's Anti-Corruption Unit, before being dismissed from the force for misconduct.

In court, she admitted to four counts of misconduct in public office and one of conspiracy to commit misconduct with Mottley.

Kenny, of Tennyson Road, Cheadle, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison yesterday (April 24), while Mottley, of no fixed address, received a two-year and two-month sentence after admitting to conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

Whelan, hailing from Purley Avenue in Wythenshawe, Manchester, found himself behind bars for two years and eight months after pleading guilty to three counts of possessing a specified item in prison, possession of a bladed article, racially aggravated assault, menacing conduct, and a bail transgression.

At the sentencing, Judge Flewitt highlighted: "Your actions were not motivated by a desire for a financial or other advantage or borne out of any malice. They were a consequence of your naivety, immaturity and wish to maintain the friendship of Josh Whelan and Rahim Mottley."

Chief Constable Watson remarked: "PC Kenny abused the position of responsibility reposed in her. This was not a single occurrence but rather multiple incidents which took place over a lengthy period.

"The misconduct involved a deliberate breach of policy, procedure and instructions which make it abundantly clear to officers and staff that care and respect should always be afforded to information on police systems.

"The criminal misconduct included the conducting of undeclared intimate relationships with two persons with serious criminal associations.

"In the furtherance of these relationships, the officer, having accessed restricted police systems, unlawfully shared with both males, police information and intelligence.

"PC Kenny's offending behaviour was simply unacceptable. Her accessing and sharing police data with active criminals is a tangible manifestation of a distinct lack of integrity, decency and moral fibre which additionally point to her being manifestly unsuited to the office of constable."