RAPE is one of the most horrific crimes imaginable.
The thought of enduring such terrifying, harrowing and invasive trauma is just unthinkable.
And the only positive outcome is surely knowing that the rapist is dealt with appropriately so the victim can attempt to piece their life back together and move forward.
But a new case has highlighted just how useless and pathetic our woke police are.
Which is probably one of the reasons that five in six women and four in five men who are raped do not even bother to report it now.
In 2021, after a night out in Wiltshire, a victim told the police they had been raped by a man.
The police arrested that man, known as Lexi Secker.
They recorded on their system that it was a man that had apparently committed the rape, and they charged that man.
Wiltshire Police confirmed that “at the time of the offence, Secker was living as a man” and the crime was “recorded as being committed by a male”.
But he now identifies as a woman, wants to be known as Lexi and our weak, pandering cops went along with it at the Swindon Crown Court trial.
Throughout the proceedings, they called him a “she” and, after a four-day hearing, released a statement recording the verdict, titled, “Melksham person found guilty of rape”.
How disgusting.
He is a man and should have been found guilty as a man.
I refuse to call a man who inflicted rape on someone “she” or “a person”, because that is not his biological sex and it is an absolute insult to the victim.
The police should never, ever have done so either.
Wiltshire Police don’t have the sense to actually call him by his biological sex in a crime where his biological sex is of the utmost relevance.
Lexi is now remanded at an unknown location before sentencing in September — which I presume he hopes is at a specialist unit.
He is not alone.
As of 2020, 76 of the 129 male prisoners identifying as transgender (not counting those with gender recognition certificates) have at least one conviction for a sex offence, including 36 convictions for rape and ten for attempted rape.
And it is clear that he discovered his new trans identity after he had raped that poor victim then thought about where he might end up after the trial.
Wiltshire Police thanked the victim for being “inspirational in the way they have handled things” and said how pleased they were that the victim had “trusted the police throughout and stayed with this despite the hurdles”, adding: “They have such incredible strength and I hope it shows others that they can do this, too.”
I doubt it, because this case shows why some women — and men — just don’t bother to report rape.
The trans debate is currently heightened as it has become a key battleground in the election, with the Conservatives accusing Labour of failing to protect the rights of women.
During a debate with Sir Keir Starmer, Tory leader Rishi Sunak said that he would ensure that safe spaces such as toilets and sporting teams would be open solely to women, and that trans women would not be able to use them.
Good.
And trans women should never, ever be allowed to be tried for a crime that only a man could commit, either.
If this was a case of shoplifting, burglary or verbal abuse, it might be different.
But this is the ultimate male crime of rape, a crime that under British law can only be committed by a man using his penis.
Lexi should have been tried as the man who committed it — not as a woman.
Our trust in the police is already at an all-time low.
But it is time for our cops to make sure this never, ever happens again.
KATY PERRY wanted to grab attention at Paris Fashion Week, which seems very sensible when she’s got new music coming out.
She looked amazing in a red dress with a train covered in her own lyrics.
But she then switched to a very different image that involved ditching anything but black – including her pretty pink engagement ring and bright make-up.
The singer donned only a fur coat, ripped tights and sunglasses.
She looked terrifying.
In fact, she looked just like Kanye West’s “wife” Bianca Censori.
I sincerely hope the album is a hit so that she can ditch the publicity stunts before they get any more bizarre.
I AM so pleased Princess Anne has returned home following a stay in hospital for a minor head injury and concussion after an incident involving a horse at her Gloucestershire estate.
And thank God her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, did the decent thing and took a cool bag with a “few little treats from home” into Southmead Hospital in Bristol for her.
I dread to think what the poor woman would have eaten without them if the food there was anything like it was in the hospital where I had the misfortune of spending five nights last September when my son had pneumonia.
The meals were atrocious, the canteen shut mid-afternoon, and there wasn’t even a Greggs for sausage rolls.
My one option was the snack machine on the ward, which conveniently took credit cards and had a large pile of the latest Slimming World magazines piled next to it with details of the local group.
And 15 bags of Mini Cheddars later, I considered signing up.
THIS weekend, 200,000 people will go to Glastonbury.
I won’t be one of them.
I have never been one of them, I never will be one of them, because I absolutely cannot think of anything worse.
Unless you’re rich enough to afford luxury accommodation away from the crowds, it means staying in a tent and waking up after the night before with (undoubtedly) a large hangover and either a dose of sunburn or a soggy bottom.
My idea of hell.
SO Charlotte Trippier, the wife of England and Newcastle star Kieran, has been slated for the timing of a cryptic online post that read: “Sooner or later you get over the s*** you swore you’d never get over and it’s the best feeling in the world.”
Charlotte, who no longer follows her husband on social media, put it up as the squad prepared to take on Slovenia on Tuesday, then quickly took it down.
The couple are usually private.
In fact they haven’t even released the name of their third child to the public.
One of his mates blasted: “What on earth was Charlotte playing at? Why would she do that?
“She might not be in Germany but she knows full well the ramifications of her post.”
Of course she does.
Which makes you wonder what exactly he has done to annoy her so much, and why she needed to make such a public outburst.
1-0 to Charlotte.
But let’s hope her husband is on the winning side tonight and England walk away at least 1-0 up.
THE posts by Jools Oliver after she renewed her marriage vows to chef Jamie are brilliant.
They got married in 2000 and have just been to Las Vegas to reaffirm their love – for a second time – as they celebrated their 24th anniversary.
Jools wore jeans, Jamie looked as if he was dancing behind Elvis and the pair both seemed to be having a great time.
They haven’t had it easy due to poor Jules going through five miscarriages, Jamie’s business struggles, and health problems that left him so ill he was barely able to stand.
But it is clear that their great sense of humour has led them to have a pukka marriage.
Happy anniversary!
