Published 2 years ago

Sussex Police apologises for telling people not to make 'hateful comments' about transgender sex offender

Summary by Ground News

Sussex Police has apologised for telling people not to make "hateful comments" about a sex offender's gender identity - after the home secretary told the force to "focus on catching criminals" rather than "denying biology". Sally Ann Dixon was jailed for 20 years for 30 indecent assaults on children. Sussex Police referred to her as a "woman convicted of historic offences."

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BBC News

Home secretary criticises Sussex force for 'policing pronouns'

Sussex Police apologises after a row on social media over a child sex offender's gender identity.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Home secretary says police ‘playing identity politics’ in transgender criminal row

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Daily Express

Braverman slams police force for defending paedophile

HOME Secretary Suella Braverman yesterday hit out at Sussex Police for 'playing identity politics' after the force defended the rights of a convicted paedophile on social media. The force said they would 'not tolerate any hateful comments' towards transgender Sally Ann Dixon and had called the 58-year-old a woman despite the sex offender being jailed for 18 years for crimes committed as a man.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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