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Woman charged with raping, assaulting and strangling other women

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IwantToRetire · 16/03/2026 20:09

I was going to ask what's wrong with this news paper headline.

But in fact is correct if the word women and women were in quotes.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/transgender-woman-charged-raping-assaulting-10868886

Woman charged with raping, assaulting and strangling other women

Keri Uter is due to go on trial accused of raping other women

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/transgender-woman-charged-raping-assaulting-10868886

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Kingdomofsleep · 16/03/2026 20:40

Thanks to this article though I have learnt about operation Bluestone which, I learn, is a project to shift investigations of rape and serious sexual offences to be more suspect focused rather than scrutinising whether the victim is credible.

That sounds like a huge step forward for women (I'm not talking about this particular story but in general).

Apologies if I've been living under a rock, I've not heard of this operation

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IwantToRetire · 16/03/2026 20:39

FrenchBunionSoup · 16/03/2026 20:35

Well technically IIRC a woman could be charged with rape if they assist a man in raping a woman.

But I don't think that is what this is...

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No - they would be charged with assisting rape

That's why the newspaper headline is so wrong.

In the UK, under the Sexual Offences Act, rape is defined as the penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person with a penis without their consent

Note "with a penis" ie rape can only be committed by a biological male.

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FrenchBunionSoup · 16/03/2026 20:35

IwantToRetire · 16/03/2026 20:29

Well that would be clearer!

What is so upsetting is that in law only a male can rape someone, so to have a headline that says "Woman charged with rape" is not just wrong but not legally correct.

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Well technically IIRC a woman could be charged with rape if they assist a man in raping a woman.

But I don't think that is what this is...

moto748e · 16/03/2026 20:31

"Forget it; it's Chinatown Bristol"

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IwantToRetire · 16/03/2026 20:29

elgreco · 16/03/2026 20:26

Man rapes men.

Well that would be clearer!

What is so upsetting is that in law only a male can rape someone, so to have a headline that says "Woman charged with rape" is not just wrong but not legally correct.

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elgreco · 16/03/2026 20:26

Man rapes men.