On Friday, a former inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Corrections for sexual harassment and assault after being housed with a biological male pedophile whil incarcertated.
In the lawsuit, plaintiff Mozzy Clark-Sanchez alleged that WCCW staff placed her in a cell with a biological male inmate who was transferred from a men’s prison after he “claimed to identify as a woman.” That male, the lawsuit contends, is 35-year-old Christopher Williams, a 6’4 convicted pedophile serving a 28.5-year prison sentence for brutally assaulting his former girlfriend. He was previously convicted of child rape and is alleged to have subjected Clark-Sanchez to repeated harassment and sexual assault. Clark-Sanchez is a survivor of child rape and previously said she was “raped by my uncle, and my mom used to sell me to pay for drugs.”
Clark-Sanchez alleged that Williams would frequently and graphically describe sexual acts he wanted to do to her and would fondle her as she slept. Clark-Sanchez said in the suit that she would wake up to find William’s hands on her genitals, breasts, and legs. On at least one occasion, a prison guard caught Williams in the act and rather than remove him from the cell, ordered Williams back to his bunk. Clark-Sanchez said that on one occassion Williams brought a strap-on dildo into the cell and asked her to use it on him. Williams is also accused of repeatedly leering at female inmates while they showered.
Prison officials ignored her concerns, Clark-Sanchez said, and tried to convince her not to file official complaints. She said that they cautioned her about potential retaliation from Williams, Kiro 7 News reported. The suit claims that DOC officials were cognizant of William’s previous behavior, including sexual misconduct with another female cellmate, but they neglected to take the necessary measures to safeguard Clark-Sanchez.
The lawsuit also alleges that WCCW and DOC policies of housing biologically male prisoners who have known histories of violence and sexual offenses in women’s facilities violate the constitutional rights of female inmates. […]
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