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Mark McGivern & Marcello Mega

Trans prisoner segregated in women's jail after threats over child sex abuse

A trans prisoner with a history of sex crimes against children has been moved into segregation in a women’s jail after word got out about her offences.

The Record can reveal that Harryetta Thompson, 33, was allowed to live among the female population of Scotland’s only all-female prison until threats were made against her this week.

Registered sex offender Thompson, who has full male physiology, was said to have been overheard on the telephone at Cornton Vale discussing a conviction relating to the grooming of young boys, aged 10 and 12, which happened in 2016.

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