Trans sex worker assaulted
Xtra Staff / Vancouver / Thursday, September 24, 2009
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Trans_sex_worker_assaulted-7530.aspxVancouver police have the name and phone number of the man who allegedly sexually assaulted a transgendered sex worker at gunpoint in the West End Sep 12, a spokesperson for the victim says.
According to Jamie Lee Hamilton, who says she's been in touch with the assaulted woman (who is reluctant to speak publicly), the man set up a date by phone and showed up at an apartment on Burnaby St with the agreed-upon $1,000 in cash.
Hamilton says pressure needs to be put on the police for an arrest. She says the fact the victim is a "working girl" should not deter police from pursuing the case.
