Trans rapist slams court and calls for prison move

A TRANSGENDER double rapist has slammed a court ruling on biological sex and demanded to be moved back to a female prison.

- By Jennifer Hyland and Ross Thomson

The convicted double rapist Adam Graham began to identify as a woman called Isla Bryson while awaiting trial for rape.

The case caused political waves after the rapist was sent to female jail Cornton Vale and played a huge role in the downfall of the former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after he was sent to a women's prison.

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In the furore that followed, Ms Sturgeon repeatedly refused to say whether she thought Bryson was a man, instead calling him “a rapist” — a stance that has since been adopted by other top Nats.

In April, the Supreme Court ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law and the Scottish Government is facing calls to move all biological men out of women’s jails.