A judge in Wiltshire feels the same way. So she's not sending them to prison at all.
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A convicted child rapist who is banned from owning internet devices unless approved threatened to kill herself when one was found at her home.
Alex Smith, who is transitioning from male to female and is formally known as Matthew Burren, was arrested after officers carried out an unannounced visit to her home in yesterday (1 March).
On arrival, she was asked whether she had any internet-capable devices they were not aware of. She told officers she did not, however, when they logged onto the router they found an unknown Samsung mobile phone connected to it.
Smith denied any knowledge of the device, but when challenged she indicated towards a red coat in the room. The Samsung mobile phone was subsequently found beneath it.
She then picked up a pair of scissors, walked towards the officer and said “I’m going to kill myself”. She was arrested and taken to Gablecross Police Station where she was charged and remanded in custody overnight.
At Swindon Magistrates’ Court today, the 28-year-old admitted breaching the terms of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) – which prevents her from owning internet-enabled devices without seeking permission from probation service officers prior – by failing to declare the device for inspection.
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Judge: I’m not going to send you to prison today, and the reason for that is because you have very very complicated issues. You’re currently undergoing gender reassignment… I would be very concerned about your safety.^
“You are very very very vulnerable. That’s the only reason I am not sending you to prison. If you were not vunrable, I would probably send you to prison.
“Other people are made vulnerable by you. You have got to stop this offencing. You need to know if you commit and more offences, you will go to prison.
“If I am in this court again, and you commit further offences, I won’t want to, but I will send you to prison.”
Judge Dickens imposed a 26-week prison sentence but suspended it for two years.
She also ordered Smith to complete 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days and imposed a new – indefinite – SHPO. The terms include the prohibition of approaching children under the age of 16 and allowing a child to enter or stay at her home address, amongst many other strict conditions.
www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/transitioning-child-rapist-who-breached-order-spared-jail-over-prison-safety-concerns/