The cellmate, identified as Christopher Scott Williams, was originally convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl and was serving an additional sentence for domestic abuse. Williams, who now identifies as a transgender woman, petitioned to be recognised as female and was subsequently transferred to a women’s prison. According to the lawsuit, once Williams was placed in the same cell as Clark, her life became “a living nightmare.â€
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