A VILE rapist who now identifies as a woman has been locked up in a male prison for six years after brutally attacking a victim on a night out.
Lexi, formerly Alexander, Secker was convicted of one count of rape after luring a vulnerable woman into Blunsdon woodland, in Wiltshire.
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Swindon Crown Court heard the defendant, 35, was living as a man when he urged the victim, who had been “significantly affected by alcohol” to go on a walk.
Judge Jason Taylor KC sentenced Secker to six and a half years in a male prison on Friday.
The judge said: “I am sure you hatched a plan to be alone with her.
“You suggested you take her for a walk under the pretence of sobering up. You took her to a secluded spot in the woods.”
During the four-day trial in June earlier this year, Secker claimed he had “consensual intercourse” initiated by the victim, the judge said.
The court heard how the rapist, of Lowbourne, near Melksham, Wiltshire, suffered from depression and gender dysphoria, and would need psychological and medical treatment.
She was also assaulted multiple times while in custody at a male prison, the court was told.
Judge Taylor told Secker: “You now identify as a woman and are attracted to men.
“At the time of this offence, you were a man. You identified as a man and you were, on the evidence, clearly attracted to women.
“You were able to exercise judgment, make rational choices and understood the nature and consequences of your actions.
“You were not disinhibited at the time by your conditions. There is no evidence they were as present and compelling as they are now.”
The disgusting sex attacker, who appeared via video link from HMP Bristol, cried as she was handed her sentence.
She was also put on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.
Wiltshire Police previously said Secker was living as a man when the attack took place in April 2023, and the report stated the offence had been committed by a man.
It is understood that the sex of a defendant recorded by the police will be used throughout the stages of the criminal justice system.
This means the sex first recorded by police will be reflected on what is on court records, criminal justice data relating to charges, offences and convictions.
On Friday, the name Alexander Secker was on Swindon Crown Court’s list for the case.
But, at the beginning of proceedings the court clerk asked whether the defendant was “Lexi Secker”, to which the reply was “yes”.
Meanwhile, barristers and the judge called the defendant “Ms Secker” and “she” throughout the sentencing hearing.
But, the victim called her attacker “Alex” in her victim personal statement.
She said: “He took away my trust in people and myself. The assault consumed me with shame and fear.”
The woman, who bravely appeared at court in person to watch Secker sentenced, said she had experienced “unbearable anxiety, shame and fear” since the attack.
Detective Constable Corrina Wiltshire, of Wiltshire Police, said: “I would firstly like to thank our victim in this case who has been inspirational in the way they have handled things.
“I hope this sentence gives other victims the strength to come forward and help police seek justice for them.
“This case has taken a long time to get to this point, but I’m pleased to say the victim has trusted the police throughout and stayed with this despite the hurdles.
“They have such incredible strength and I hope it shows others that they can do this too.”
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