Victims of a transgender-identified male-born California convict who was accused of raping a fellow inmate at a California women's prison are now free from the alleged assault on the witness stand, according to a recent court order. While elaborating on the issue, they were also required to police the use of pronouns.
Tremaine “Tremaine” Deon Carroll, 52, identifies as female and must be referred to using her pronouns in court after a Madera County judge ruled. ABC30 reported.
Carroll is charged with two counts of forcible rape and one count of “discouraging a witness from testifying.”
“After his first cellmate became pregnant and moved, [a male-only facility in] “In Los Angeles, we filed rape charges against this inmate because two of his other cellmates accused him of raping them,” Madera County District Attorney Sally Moreno told ABC30.
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Tremaine “Tremaine” Deon Carroll, 52, a violent criminal incarcerated in California, has been charged with rape in Madera County. Carroll, who is transgender, had been housed in a women's correctional facility at her request, but was transferred to a men's facility after she was charged with rape. (CDCR)
Moreno believes Carroll abused California law SB 132, the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act. The law allows transgender prisoners to be housed in facilities that correspond to their gender identity on a systematic basis rather than on a case-by-case basis.
“This person is not a woman in any way,” Moreno told ABC30.
“There is no need for a psychological evaluation,” Moreno said of the 2021 bill. “This person does not need to take cross-sex hormones, undergo transgender surgery, or register.” [have] A simple statement is sufficient for psychological evaluation of gender confusion. ”
A recent ruling regarding Carroll's pronouns affects Moreno's ability to prosecute, she said.
“This is particularly problematic in this case because it confuses the jury. In California, rape is a crime that must be committed by a man,” Moreno said.
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December 5, 2008 at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla. (Tomas O'Valle/Fresno Bee file/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Thomas Oberley/Fresno Bee File/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Supervising Deputy District Attorney Eric DuTemple said the sentence was unfair to Carroll's victims.
“It's absolutely insane that a victim who was about to recite one of the most horrifying events of her life would have to stand on stage and have her pronoun usage policed,” DuTemple said.
“It's absolutely insane that a victim who was about to recite one of the most horrifying events in her life would have to stand on stage and have her pronoun usage policed.”
CDCR said in a statement that it cannot comment on pending litigation against inmates.
“CDCR reviews all requests for transfer under Senate Bill 132 to determine whether the transfer raises safety and administrative concerns based on the individual's incident factors. At all of our facilities, CDCR “We also prohibit sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, and sexual harassment in accordance with our zero-tolerance policy and as mandated by the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act,” a statement to ABC 7 said.
Ami IchikawaThe founder and executive director of Women II Women, a former inmate who has closely followed Carroll's case, said Carroll had no history of identifying as an LGBTQ+ person of any kind until SB 132 was passed. No, he previously told Fox News Digital.
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Kazumi Ichiki spoke to Fox News Digital about her experience with transgender inmates at a California facility. (Independent Women's Forum)
“This is someone I've been keeping a close eye on because of his background, his background, his habitual manipulation, frivolous lawsuit after frivolous lawsuit, filing complaints against everyone all the time. This is the problem. I knew it was going to happen,” Ichikawa said.
“The committees reviewing these transfer requests cannot rely on a person's criminal history, physical attributes, sexual orientation, etc.,” she continued. “Anything that seems to be a factor to consider before transferring someone to a women’s prison is not allowed and is considered discrimination.”
Among several complaints reported by Reduxx, Carroll used he/his pronouns to refer to himself, three months after the Democratic-controlled California State Legislature passed SB 132 in 2021. I didn't mention gender identity or sexuality until then.
Court records show that Carol's criminal history The case began in 1988 with charges of felony theft of property and possession of a firearm by a 15-year-old minor.
Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener greets the crowd at the 53rd Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration on June 25, 2023. Wiener sponsored SB 132, which would allow transgender inmates to be housed in male or female facilities of their choice. (Getty Images)
In 1990, Carroll was charged as an adult with three counts of kidnapping for ransom, two counts of robbery, and three counts of “oral copulation by force,” records show. However, some counts were dismissed on technicalities, and the trial ended in a hanging and a miscarriage of justice. Without being retried, Carroll pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping and was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison.
Carroll's third strike under California's three-strikes law came in 1998 when he was the getaway driver in a jewelry store robbery and was sentenced to 25 to life in prison as a three-strikes offender. While awaiting trial in 1999, a sheriff's deputy acting on information from a confidential informant discovered that the sheriff was in possession of a shank of metal wire. His term of office was from 25 years to life, with an additional four-year term.
Carroll committed a variety of serious rule violations while in prison between 2001 and 2015. According to the newspaper, his criminal activities include fighting with other inmates, refusing to comply with orders, drug possession, making false reports to peace officers and “acts that may lead to violence.” It is said that he was Court records. He also filed various complaints alleging racial discrimination and sexual misconduct by CDCR employees.
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“Tremaine has a long history of filing lawsuits against the department and has filed a huge number of lawsuits. He always speaks to inmates about anyone and anyone who might be a negative influence on him. I am writing a complaint,” Ichikawa said.
In a 2022 op-ed in the San Francisco Bayview, a national black newspaper, Carroll again claimed to be the victim of discrimination and sexual misconduct by CDCR employees.
The following year, Carroll was interviewed by Mindsight News, which published an article that described him as “an incarcerated transgender woman who has contributed to several prison cases.” Carol told the interviewer that she had “never felt the need” to identify externally, or to “put on lipstick, wear tight clothes, or try to change my voice.” '' because doing so would “lock yourself in a box,” he said.
Fox News Digital's Christopher Pandolfo and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
