Convicted child rapist, who now identifies as a woman, had allegedly abused another child over five years
A prisoner who had been convicted of raping a young girl has now been accused of raping another young girl over a period of five years. 52-year-old Carrie Cooper, formerly known as Gary, is currently in jail at the all-male prison HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire for raping a child in 2012. Cooper, who now identifies as a woman, is on trial again for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl for five years.
The St. Albans Crown Court heard on September 3 that Cooper had told the victim that the sexual abuse was "their secret" while she would repeatedly assault the horrified child. Prosecutor Wayne Cleaver said on the opening day of the trial: "Cooper allegedly began with sexual assault and progressed to assault by penetration. It was repeated, it was regular, and it was unwanted."