A registered child sex offender who was recently charged in connection with a violent sexual assault on an Ontario toddler has reportedly requested a transfer to a women’s prison, saying he is transgender.
Daniel Senecal, 25, was arrested by Niagara Regional Police earlier this month in connection with an attack on a three-year-old girl in her Welland, Ont., home.
Senecal, whose bail hearing was held today in a St. Catharines courtroom, has reportedly asked to be transferred to the Vanier Centre for Women, a medium-to-maximum security facility in Milton, Ont., that holds female prisoners serving sentences of less than two years or those awaiting trial without bail….