A released female inmate is suing the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) over repeated sexual assaults by her former cellmate. The man was suddenly “revealed'' that he was a woman and was transferred to a women's prison.
Mozzie Clark alleges in her lawsuit that officials at the Washington Correctional Center for Women (WCCW) in Gig Harbor turned a blind eye to Christopher Williams' threats, sexual comments, and molestations. are. Additionally, they “allegedly threatened Clark, saying that going public with their claims would be considered a 'hate crime,'” Fox News reported.
Mr Clark said:
My experience with WCCW was a nightmare. I lived in constant fear, knowing that the people who were supposed to protect me not only ignored my pleas for help, but also helped my abuser. We cannot allow this to continue to happen to others.
transgender sex offender
Williams, 35, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall, is currently serving a 28-and-a-half year sentence for a 2012 domestic violence incident. As a boy, he was tried twice for sexually assaulting his sister. He was later convicted of failing to register as a sex offender.
He began serving his sentence in a men's prison, National Review writes. While there,
He is said to have assaulted a male prison guard until he was knocked unconscious. Mr Williams acknowledged the conflict.
One day, Williams decided she was transgender and asked to be transferred to a women's prison. DOC officials responded and placed him at WCCW.
According to National Review:
During the pandemic, Williams, who identifies as a woman but whose name is unknown, asked to live with Clark, claiming her roommate was bullying her. However, once they were placed together, Williams began making lewd comments towards her.
Such comments became a regular feature of Williams and Clark's interactions, leaving no doubt as to Williams' intentions towards her.
Ultimately, Williams did more than just words. He took advantage of the fact that Ms. Clark took large amounts of medication at night to deal with night terrors caused by her childhood rape.
“One night, Clark woke up to find Williams sitting on the floor next to his bed, his arm under the blanket, and rubbing his genitals,” the New York Post said. cited the complaint. Clark told National Review that he only woke up because a corrections officer caught Williams in the act and told him to go back to his bed. She also said she found Williams next to her bed on at least three occasions. One day I woke up and realized that my shirt had been pulled up over my chest.
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The Post reported:
Ms Clark said security guards did little to protect her when she complained. Williams was eventually moved to another cell, but the inmates sought her out, stared at her in the shower, followed her to the bathroom and made snarky comments from an adjoining cell, documents state.
“He also began threatening violence if she complained about him again,” according to the lawsuit, which alleges “extreme emotional distress, shame, intimidation, humiliation, resentment, embarrassment, and fear.” ” is seeking national compensation.
Spying on women in the shower appears to be a popular pastime among WCCW's more than 11 “transgender” prisoners. Some of them sexually abused female prisoners, according to National Review. One female prisoner told the magazine:
The shower room in my house doesn't reach all the way to my head. And the bathroom stalls as well. Just standing there while a bunch of women are taking a shower. They don't have to stand on their tiptoes and can look over and see everything. People were very unpleasant. You feel like you've been violated somehow.
Clark's attorney, David Pibtruk, told Fox News:
Prison officials knowingly placed my client in a dangerous position and disregarded her safety and basic human rights. This lawsuit holds the Department of Corrections accountable for policies that enabled the victimization of women in its custody.
The complaint further states:
Prison officials were well aware that allowing biological males into women's prisons significantly increased the risk of harm, including intimidation, violence, and sexual assault, against female prisoners.
prison blues
But in deep-blue Washington, such obvious risks to female prisoners pale in comparison to the risk of making transgender prisoners unhappy. Asked about Clark's lawsuit by Seattle's KIRO, DOC declined to comment, but referred the agency to its transgender housing policy. DOC then sought to refute allegations of “misinformation” about trans policy at WCCW.
DOC “strongly emphasizes the importance of inclusion and representation by recognizing the unique challenges faced by non-binary and transgender incarcerated people,” the website says. The ministry has established “procedures to ensure the fair treatment of transgender, intersex, and gender non-binary people.” The webpage emphasizes that
DOC's position is that a person's right to safe and humane treatment does not vary based on gender identity.
But apparently, it changes based on a person's actual gender. Despite all reports of “trans” inmates assaulting female inmates, the DOC says:
A persistent common myth about transgender people is that they commit violent crimes against vulnerable people. This is not true.
Perhaps Mr. Clark's case will change the authorities' minds. Or at least force them to do the right thing even though their ideology is wrong.
