From the BBC:
A trans woman who raped two women before she changed gender will not serve her sentence in a female jail, Scotland's first minister has said.
Isla Bryson was remanded to Cornton Vale women's prison after being convicted of carrying out the rapes when she was a man called Adam Graham.
Bryson decided to transition from a man to a woman while awaiting trial.
Nicola Sturgeon has now said Bryson will be removed from the prison soon and will not serve her sentence there.
It is thought to be the first time a trans woman has been convicted of raping women in Scotland.
Well isn't that an interesting statistic? He says he's a woman when the trial approaches, so that's what he is - female pronouns and all. That's all it takes. The first trans woman to be convicted of rape in Scotland: put it in the Guinness Book of Records.
The first of many, no doubt...
More in the Times, this time quoting what Nicola Sturgeon actually said:
Sturgeon confirmed a risk assessment was being conducted by the Scottish Prison Service but said Bryson would not serve her sentence at Cornton Vale.
“It would not be appropriate for me in respect of any prisoner to give details of where they are being incarcerated,” she told first minister’s questions at Holyrood. “But given the understandable public and parliamentary concern in this case I can confirm to parliament that this prisoner will not be incarcerated at Cornton Vale women’s prison. I hope that provides assurance to the public.”
So he won't be held at Corntom Vale women's prison - but she seems to leave the door open to his being housed in another women's prison.
Still, for the moment it seems like a victory, and perhaps something of a humiliation for Sturgeon. Though of course the rapist's still referred to in these press reports with female pronouns.
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