UK man who identified as woman, found hanged days before court case on charges of sexual assault of girl

Transgender rape suspect is found hanged before court appearance on charges of attacking young girl

An alleged rapist who identified as a woman has d!ed before she was due to appear at court charged with raping a young girl.

According to Mail Online, Maddison Wilson was charged with the rape and other historic sex offences against children earlier this month.

The 37-year-old appeared at a magistrates’ court two weeks ago and Wednesday was due to enter pleas at a crown court. But Southampton Crown Court heard the case would be ‘discontinued’ after a judge, who referred to the defendant as Mr Wilson – was told she had since d!ed.

Details about Wilson’s deeth remain unclear, however, preliminary inquest records state Wilson died on February 14 at the seafront next to a historic castle in Southsea, Portsmouth.

Wilson was found hanged just after midnight on February 14 – two days after his magistrates’ court appearance – the Hampshire coroner’s office said.

A full inquest will take place on a date yet to be set.

Wilson appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on February 12 after he was accused of raping a girl under 13 and causing or inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, with both offences allegedly taking place in Hull, east Yorkshire, in 2011.

Wilson also faced one count of sexual assault against a boy under 13 and one of causing or inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity, with these offences allegedly happening in Southampton between 2017 and 2020.

The alleged rapist attended court proceedings wearing a pink headband and all-black clothing and spoke only to confirm his preferred pronouns of ‘she/her’.

The official court charge sheet identified Wilson as a female. It is not known how long he has identified as such. The wording of the rape charge said that Wilson allegedly assaulted a girl ‘with your pen!s’.