Sussex apologises in row over transgender sex offenders status

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Sussex apologises in row over transgender sex offender's status

Sussex responded to criticism from the Home Secretary that the force was "playing identity politics and denying biology".

Sally Ann Dixon was jailed earlier this month

Date - 28th September 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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The incident centred around a transgender woman who had committed sexual offences years before transitioning. Sally Ann Dixon was jailed for 20 years earlier in September having been convicted of 30 indecent assaults. Certain Twitter users...

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