Violent male inmate transferred out of Washington women’s prison after years of sexual assault allegations

A violent male inmate who identifies as a woman and was housed in a Washington women’s prison has been quietly transferred back to a men’s facility, four years after being accused of sexually assaulting his female cellmate and of harassing other incarcerated women.

Christopher Scott Williams, a 6-foot-4 biologically male inmate, was moved out of the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in June after years of controversy and allegations of abuse, Townhall reported. Williams, who has a long criminal history including convictions for child rape and brutal domestic assault, had been transferred to the women’s prison in 2021 under the Washington Department of Corrections’ gender-inclusion policy, which was implemented in 2020 by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee and allowed inmates to be housed according to gender identity rather than biological sex.

His transfer came despite Williams’ history of violence against women, but after allegedly assaulting a corrections officer while in a men’s prison, he was granted a transfer to WCCW, where he would go on to share a cell with Mozzy Clark-Sanchez, a female inmate and survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

Clark-Sanchez, now released from prison, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Williams repeatedly harassed, sexually assaulted, and intimidated her while they were cellmates. According to her complaint, Williams masturbated in front of her, groped her while she slept, and threatened her with rape. She said prison staff ignored her warnings and even discouraged her from filing official complaints, cautioning her about potential retaliation.