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WASHINGTON, DC: A male-to-female transgender child rapist has reportedly been transferred to a women's prison in Washington. Brooke Lyn Sonia, who went by the name Brett David Sonia, is now reportedly housed at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. The prison's easy regime has earned him the nickname 'Camp Cupcake.'
According to Reduxx, Sonia was detained after allegedly grooming a 13-year-old girl. A source named Shawn told the publication that someone he knows at the prison said Sonia "petrified" some inmates after telling them she sometimes identifies as a man.
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Sonia was convicted of a dozen counts in 2005 and 2006 in connection with the sexual exploitation of a young girl. At the time of the offenses, Sonia identified as a man. By convincing the young girl that she would make money by "modeling,' Sonia forced her to undress and perform sexual acts while he took photographs.
In 2005, Sonia was convicted in Los Angeles on 20 counts of lewd acts on a child and possession of child pornography. In 2006, the suspect was charged in Strafford County, New Hampshire, with repeatedly raping the girl and photographing the assault. Sonia was eventually sentenced to prison in both California and New Hampshire. A Los Angeles County court will decide whether Sonia must serve an additional prison term in California after the suspect has at least 22.5 years added to the New Hampshire sentence.
Sonia was sent to Washington in 2016 to serve part of her sentence after being incarcerated. This was a year after she began identifying as transgender. Sonia was transferred to several male facilities in Washington, but repeatedly complained that she was not receiving adequate "gender reassignment care." In 2020, Sonia filed a grievance stating that she was at "risk of male aggression" while incarcerated at Airway Heights Correctional Center.
Now Shawn, who has a close family member at the Washington facility, has said he is "deeply concerned for the safety of women inside". In the prison, Sonia allegedly began to flip-flop between identifying as a woman and man. "He was saying that he's both… Identifies as a man sometimes, and a woman sometimes," Shawn said. "I know he looks like a regular middle-aged man with glasses. My relative says he doesn't look trans at all. An individual approached my relative and informed her that Sonia is identifying as a man. She also said at least one woman is terrified and uses a buddy system to visit the bathroom." "WCCW is known as 'camp cupcake' because it's easy to do time there. Men want to be there," Shawn said.