Man given suspended sentence for months of transphobic abuse
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 20:14 · Archive
A Carlisle man has been sentenced to a 50-week suspended jail term for harassing a trans man with transphobic abuse over three months.
Mark Proudfoot, 40, from Carlisle has been sentenced to a 50-week suspended jail term after subjecting a trans man to months of transphobic harassment. The abuse continued for three months until October 13 last year. The judge praised the victim's courage in delivering a powerful statement detailing the devastating impact of the harassment.
Proudfoot's offences included eleven crimes in total, all admitted. Beyond the harassment, he stole a mobile phone from a vulnerable 79-year-old patient at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary after attempting to pose as a relative. Prosecutor Diane Jackson outlined the crimes at Rickergate court in Carlisle.
The harassment began in mid-August when Proudfoot spotted the victim retrieving washing from his garden and yelled transphobic insults at him, including telling him he was 'nothing but a woman' and threatening to 'kick your head in'. In subsequent incidents, Proudfoot made threatening gestures and continued to yell transphobic abuse during chance encounters. When the victim told him he was being childish, Proudfoot again threatened to 'fight her'.
How it is being reported
- Judge praises courage of victim subjected to months of transphobic abuseCarlisle man Mark Proudfoot given a 50-week suspended jail term after harassing a trans man with transphobic abuse; court hears victim’s powerful statement.NW Evening Mail · 19 Oct, 19:33
- Judge praises courage of victim subjected to months of transphobic abuseCarlisle man Mark Proudfoot given a 50-week suspended jail term after harassing a trans man with transphobic abuse; court hears victim’s powerful statement.Cumberland News · 19 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Mark Proudfoot · Carlisle · Cumberland Infirmary · Rickergate court
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