Right where he belongs: Transgender rapist to serve sentence in a male prison after going on trial as a female

By bellecarter // 2024-10-06

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A 35-year-old man attacked and raped a woman after a night out in England. He later identified as a transgender woman, but this did not help the rapist avoid male prison as only men can commit rape under British law. Alexander Secker of Lowbourne was living as a man when he attacked an intoxicated woman in Blunsdon, Wiltshire on April 23, 2023. Secker was charged under the same name but later changed his gender identification as a transgender woman and started using the name Lexi Secker. Swindon Crown Court was told the accused would be tried as a woman. Court officials addressed Secker as "Ms. Secker" and "she" although only men can commit rape under United Kingdom law, which describes the act as an offense of penile penetration. He was later found guilty of one count of rape in June and has since been sentenced to 6.5 years in jail with male inmates. Wiltshire Police faced criticism last month after refusing to specify the defendant's biological sex. A police statement in June said "at the time of the offense Secker was living as a man" and the crime was "recorded as being committed by a male." But the statement also said Secker went on trial "as a woman" and referred to the rapist as "a person." "This person is a man. Why don't the police say so? Do they think they have to pretend because he now says he's a woman, even though he has committed the ultimate male crime of rape?" asked Fiona McAnena of the charity Sex Matters. "It is very concerning to see the police pandering to the feelings of trans-identifying males. It does not give confidence that they are policing without fear or favor."

Transgender rapist from Scotland initially sent to a female prison but later moved to a male jail

Meanwhile, a transgender woman now named Isla Bryson of Scotland, who was convicted of raping two women when she was a man was first sent to a female prison to await sentencing. Bryson was found guilty in 2023 of committing the rapes when she was still known as Adam Graham, a "muscular" man with a shaved head and a face tattoo. Bryson denied the charges, telling the high court of Glasgow that she "would never hurt another human being." The defendant first appeared in court as Graham and was referred to as such in a 2020 court indictment. It was later that year, according to British press reports, that she decided to transition. Telling jurors that Graham was already dead, Bryson claimed she knew she was transgender at the age of four but did not make the decision to transition until she was 29 years old. He has been taking hormones and seeking surgery to complete gender reassignment. She was initially held at Cornton Vale women's prison but was later sent to a male prison, the HMP Edinburgh. This came after then-Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Bryson would not be allowed to serve her sentence at the women's prison. (Related: Transgender inmate charged with rape while in custody at a women's facility.) Back then, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation aimed at making it easier for people to change their legally recognized sex, but Sturgeon said the changes did not play any part in the Bryson case. Head over to Transhumanism.news for similar stories. Watch the video below that talks about a transgender raping women in prison. This video is from the zolnareport.com channel on Brighteon.com.

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Transgender rapist from Scotland initially sent to a female prison but later moved to a male jail

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