Transsexual pervert who downloaded child porn spared jail because judge says it would be 'an appalling experience'

Transsexual pervert who downloaded child porn spared jail because judge says it would be 'an appalling experience'

By Liz Hull
Last updated at 1:56 PM on 14th July 2010

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A transsexual who downloaded child pornography has been spared jail after a judge said she would not be safe in prison.

Laura Voyce, 20, who used to be called Luke, was convicted of 14 counts of downloading indecent images of children.

Some of the images on her laptop were graded at the second most sickening level of abuse.

Voyce, who is biologically still a man but legally a woman, was sentenced to a nine-month jail term.
Despite downloading child porn transexual Laura Voyce escaped prison
Judge Lesley Newton assures that she took Voyce's offences very seriously

Guilty: Laura Voyce, left, is biologically male but legally a woman. Judge Lesley Newton insisted prison would be an appalling experience for the transsexual

But Judge Lesley Newton chose to suspend the sentence after saying time in a prison would be an 'appalling experience' for the sex offender.

The court heard that Voyce's computer contained 300 file names hinting at child porn and her collection of images, some which had been renamed, was stored in a secret part of her computer.

Kay Driver, defending, told the court that Voyce still maintains her innocence and would be forced to go to a male prison if jailed.

She added that her client had suffered 'gender insecurities' throughout her youth which had led to 'substantial bullying', 'isolation', and 'disrespect for her own body which led her to be used by others'.

The lawyer said that Voyce, who is legally certified as female, was engaged to be married.

Passing sentencing, Judge Newton told Voyce: 'Frankly, you deserve to go to prison, but I can't bring myself to send you to prison, entirely because I think prison would be an appalling experience for you.

'I do not see how you could be kept safe in a prison environment with the best will in the world on the part of those who run such establishments.'

Judge Newton described Voyce's possession of level 3 and level 4 images as 'alarming', but said the therapy which would reduce the risk of her offending was not available because of her 'unusual circumstances'.

She added: 'I'm satisfied that you downloaded those images with a view to perverted sexual gratification.

'I take these offences very seriously; these are real children who are being abused so that people like you can look at them.'

Voyce was handed a nine-month sentence suspended for a year with supervision and 100 hours unpaid work.

Judge Newton also ordered her to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for five years and told her to be 'under no illusion' she would be jailed if she fell foul of the law again.

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Well, considering that children are abused to make those porn images for downloading, it's a pretty appalling experience for them, I'd say. Send the bastid to jail and let him take his chances!

'I take these offences very seriously' said the Judge!! Aye right!!
I would give the git 10 years, male or female or both!!

Well, that just about sums up 'justice' in this country!