A serial pedophile currently incarcerated in a women’s prison in the UK has been made to move wings after it was discovered he had targeted a vulnerable female inmate for a “relationship,” as well as sexually harassed women in the prison.
John Stephen Dixon, 58, sexually abused five girls and two boys between 1989 and 1996. The youngest of the victims was just 7 years old at the time. In 2004, Dixon began identifying as a woman named “Sally Anne.”
Among the sordid details of Dixon’s crimes include having forced children to watch pornography as a grooming tactic, and plying the young victims with beverages spiked with alcohol. Dixon was finally arrested after a formal investigation into his assaults was launched in 2019.
Earlier this year, Dixon was convicted on 30 counts related to child sexual abuse for his campaign of horrific offenses against the seven children. Case prosecutor Ryan Richter labelled Dixon a “brazen and callous sexual predator” who exploited young boys and “cultivated a toxic relationship” with the young female victims.
In September, it was learned Dixon would be sent to a women’s prison in accommodation of his self-declared gender identity. The placement was made despite the fact that Dixon did not have a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) — a document that legally alters a person’s sex marker on government-issued identification.
GRCs are typically required for biological male inmates who wish to be housed in women’s prisons. Less than 1% of trans-identified male prisoners without a GRC are currently accommodated in the female estate.
The decision to house Dixon in a women’s prison despite his lack of a GRC was a surprise to Dr. Kate Coleman of Keep Prisons Single Sex, a campaign group focused on incarcerated women’s rights, who told Reduxx it “came as a shock” to her.
“This person has a prolific history of serious sexual offences against children and has received a lengthy prison sentence. Despite his convictions, he has been sent to a women’s prison where he will serve his sentence alongside women, many of whom have themselves been the victims of child sexual abuse,” Dr. Coleman told Reduxx at the time.
But, in a disturbing new development reported in The Daily Mail, Dixon has had to be transferred to a different wing at HMP Bronzefield after starting a relationship with a woman who suffered from learning disabilities and mental health issues.
An anonymous source cited by the outlet stated: “The prisoner was vulnerable so we managed to get Dixon moved.”
The informant also explained that Dixon had been sexually harassing female prisoners and officials.
“Dixon was very outspoken about being transgender. There were a few instances when it was reported [he] had made inappropriate comments to some of the female prisoners, and possibly staff,” the source said.
“The comments were sexual stuff, flirtatious stuff. Once Dixon was allowed to associate with everyone else, it was very hard to keep an eye on [him]. [He] was told [he] wasn’t allowed to go into people’s rooms, but once they are unlocked we don’t have the staff to follow [him] around constantly.”
The source also reported that staff have been uneasy about male transfers into HMP Bronzefield and that they lack the resources to prioritize the safety of female inmates. “Staff do not like it. The ones that come [trans prisoners] have a history of sexually abusing others, or they come with male genitalia. We just don’t have the capacity to ensure the safety of the women.”
Though he was sentenced earlier this year, Dixon’s case came to widespread attention again last week following a case update issued by Sussex Police in which he was referred to as a “woman.”
Quickly, women’s rights advocates took to social media to point out Dixon’s biological sex and condemn Sussex Police for the inaccurate record, but the force began to lash back by scolding those who were misgendering the pedophile.
Sussex Police’s comments attracted massive outrage, with Twitter users condemning them for issuing what many noted appeared to be a thinly-veiled threat that hate crime charges could be pressed against commenters who pointed out that Dixon is male.
Though Sussex Police have now deleted those comments and issued a statement of apology, many have pointed out that Dixon was only able to abuse as many children as he had due to their historical inaction.
According to the prosecution during Dixon’s trial, some of the child victims had reported Dixon to Sussex Police in the early 1990s, when the abuse was still taking place. Yet no charges were brought against him at that time, and due to this lack of action by authorities, he was free for another 22 years.
A trans-identified male currently serves as the Hate Crime Ambassador for the Sussex Police force. David Monck, who calls himself Joanne Monck, advises the Sussex Police Crime Commissioner’s Office, and the South East Crown Prosecution Service. He is also a Stonewall Schools Role Model, meaning he has given talks at schools to children aged 11 to 18.
In 2021, local media We Are the City released a video of Monck for International Women’s Day wherein he describes being “imprisoned inside David’s body,” and “flooding David with my desires” until finally “David released me from his body” and “essentially died.”
Earlier this year, Sussex Police was praised as being “among the most inclusive” forces in the United Kingdom, with figures showing that almost 10% of their officers identified as gay or lesbian.
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