A transgender woman, Davina Ayrton convicted of rape when she was a man, has been sent to a male prison.
Ayrton, 34, who changed her name from David three years ago was found
guilty on Friday, January 9, of raping a 15-year-old girl in the autumn
of 2004. The week-long trial at Portsmouth crown court heard that she
had attempted to kill herself last summer.
Judge Ian Pearson remanded Ayrton into custody for her safety and said
it was likely she would be held in Winchester prison until sentencing
on 4 March.
Ayrton, who was said to have learning difficulties, has been living at
the Heywood Sumner House care home in nearby Fordingbridge. She has not
undergone any physical modifications or taken medication as part of
her gender change.
"I am going to have to remand in custody, if I were to release on bail there are substantial grounds to believe she would be a risk to herself and a risk of failing to attend for whatever reason," Judge Pearson said.
"I will therefore have to remand in custody, it will have to be a male prison in Winchester but it will be an issue for the prison service."
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