A transgender paedophile, Christopher Scott Williams, convicted of child molestation at a women’s jail has been charged with sexually assaulting her cellmate.
Former inmate Mozzy Clark-Sanchez of the Washington Corrections Centre for Women alleges that Christopher Scott Williams, who identifies as female, subjected her to prolonged stalking, threats of violence, and sexual harassment and abuse during their time as cellmates.
In a federal lawsuit, Clark-Sanchez alleges that Christopher Scott Williams requested the Washington State Department of Corrections to be acknowledged as female and to be transferred to a women’s prison.
According to KIRO, Christopher Scott Williams allegedly assaulted a male jail guard, rendering him unconscious.
The state granted the request, and placed Christopher Scott Williams in a cell with Clark-Sanchez, according to the suit against the Department of Corrections.
During that time, Clark-Sanchez claims Christopher Scott Williams – who slept on the top bunk – would threaten to rape her, ogle her while she was in the shower and constantly ask for sex, including once with a homemade dildo he brought into the cell, the New York Post reported.
‘Mr. Christopher Scott Williams… would hover menacingly over Ms. Clark’s bunk with an erection while touching himself,’ the suit alleges, according to the publication.
‘He would also display his erection to Ms. Clark against the wall and gesture towards it, saying how much he wanted her.
‘One night, Ms. Clark woke up and saw inmate Christopher Scott Williams sitting on the floor next to her bed with his arms under her blanket, rubbing her genitals.’
Eventually Christopher Scott Williams was moved to a separate cell, but allegedly proceeded to seek out Clark-Sanchez while she was in the shower or bathroom and make perverted comments from the next stall.
‘Christopher Scott Williams also started threatening her with violence if she complained about him again,’ the suit alleges.
It goes on to claim that prison officials ignored Clark-Sanchez’s concerns and discouraged her from filing official complaints.
The lawsuit also states that officials were aware of Williams’ prior sexual assault of a former female cellmate.
The prison maintained policies that Clark-Sanchez argues violate the constitutional rights of female inmates – including by housing biologically male prisoners with known histories of violence and sexual offenses in women’s facilities.
Arrest records obtained by the National Review show that at the age of 16, Christopher Scott Williams sexually assaulted her nine-year-old sister by rubbing her buttocks and vaginal area over her clothing.
She was arrested and charged with first-degree child molestation in 2006 and pleaded guilty to third-degree assault with sexual motivation.
‘Chris said that he knew what he did was wrong, but he could not help it,’ the police report allegedly reads.
‘He said that his hormones were acting up. Chris said that [the child] was wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt.’
In a follow-up conversation with police, Christopher Scott Williams’ father said she first molested her sister three years earlier, when the girl was just around six years old.
Christopher Scott Williams was then convicted in 2009 and 2010 of failing to register as a sex offender.
In June 2012, Christopher Scott Williams allegedly assaulted her girlfriend, and just a few months later, in September, Williams was accused of assaulting a male prison officer.
‘Christopher Scott Williams stopped when he heard [the officer] “screaming like a little baby,”‘ a probable cause affidavit obtained by the National Review said.
‘He described [Officer] Barrett’s screams “like a death scream.”‘
The officer’s injuries included damage to his ear, which had to be cut open to relieve swelling, broken bones under his right cheek needing extensive stitching, a knocked out tooth and a nose so severely damaged it required emergency surgery to reconstruct, the outlet reports.
She was then convicted of second-degree assault.
Clark-Sanchez is now seeking damages for emotional distress, humiliation and violations of her constitutional rights under the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
The Washington State Department of Corrections referred KIRO to its Transgender Housing Policy when asked for comment.
In the policy, an editor wrote: ‘The Washington State Department of Corrections strongly emphasizes the importance of inclusion and representation by recognizing the unique challenges that non-binary and transgender incarcerated people face.’
The department went on to say its policy ‘establishes procedures to ensure equitable treatment of transgender, intersex and/or gender nonbinary people during intake screening and determining housing, classification, programming and supervision.
‘All people under DOC’s care and custody are assessed upon intake if they self-identify as transgender, intersex and/or gender nonbinary, the policy provides detailed guidance on placement and programming.
‘DOC has developed a comprehensive housing assignment process to determine where an incarcerated individual is housed considering objective criteria that includes their gender identity.’
‘If a person identifies as transgender or nonbinary, they participate in a thorough mental health assessment, healthcare assessment and facility evaluation. Several multidisciplinary teams must review all requests for transfer for a final placement determination.’
The spokesperson said each application is assessed on a ‘case-by-case basis’, taking into account the safety of the individual and all others ‘who are housed at the facility.’
‘It is DOC’s position that a person’s right to safe and humane treatment does not change based on their gender identity,’ the department said.
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