By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
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240 View commentsA transgender prisoner who murdered a baby is suing President Donald Trump for alleged sexual assaults caused by Trump's 'transphobic and extremist rhetoric'.
Autumn Cordellionè, who was born Jonathan C. Richardson, claimed in a new complaint that the president has emboldened her fellow prisoners to assault her, after she took hormones to become a trans woman while in jail.
Cordellionè, who uses she/her pronouns, said in her handwritten complaint that she has been assaulted and raped multiple times while inside Westville Correctional Facility (WCA) in Indiana.
The inmate is currently serving 55 years behind bars after strangling her stepdaughter to death in 2001.Cordellionè - who brandishes eccentric face tattoos - expressed she wanted to transition genders in 2020.
The trans woman said they started after being transferred to the facility from New Castle Correctional Facility (NCN) where she was kept in 'protective custody'.
After being transferred to WCA, an all-male prison, other inmates and prisons employees allegedly stabbed her and sexually assaulted her.
In her complaint, she said that one of the offenders said: 'Trump's president now, and we won't even get in trouble for f****** you trannies up.
'We're patriots and even if you tell on us, Trump will pardon us and probably give us a medal.'
The transgender inmate, Jonathan C. Richardson, also known as Autumn Cordellione, was convicted in 2001 for the fatal strangulation of his 11-month-old stepdaughter
Cordellionè says in her handwritten complaint that she has been assaulted and raped multiple times while inside Westville Correctional Facility, seen here
She is seeking $3.5 million in damages from the president, alleging that two members also said similar things during the alleged assaults.
Cordellionè said in her complaint that she was warned that if she 'snitched' on her alleged attackers they would know as the 'staff are on their payroll'.
When she tried to report the attacks she claimed she was told by the unit team manager that: 'I’ve seen your case on the news, and I personally don’t think us tax payers should have to pay for your surgery.
'God doesn't approve of transgenders and gays, so what do you expect to happen when you dress like a woman and have t*** in a male facility.'
The case allegedly mentioned by the worker concerns a lawsuit filed by her over a state law that bans taxpayer funded transgender surgeries for inmates.
The original complaint said that Cordellionè was diagnosed in 2020 with gender dysphoria and prescribed a female hormone and testosterone blocker.
It added that she had engaged in self-harm and attempted suicide because she 'is a woman and cannot tolerate her male body'.
It was ordered in March that the Indiana Department of Corrections arrange sex reassignment surgery for her 'at the earliest opportunity'.
Cordellionè saysthat the president has emboldened her fellow prisoners to assault her
Cordellionè was convicted of killing her 11-month-old stepdaughter by strangling her to death in September 2001.
Cordellionè was in charge of his stepdaughter while the victim's mom was away for the day.
The killer initially told police that she found the victim in a crib and she had vomit coming from her mouth.
Cordellionè later admitted she was fussy and she had tried to calm her down. It was determined the little girl died from manual strangulation.
While behind bars, Cordellionè told a correctional officer, 'well all I know is I killed the little f**king b*tch.' In 2002, Cordellionè was sentenced to 55 years in prison.
A White House spokesperson said: 'President Trump has vowed to defend biological women from genderideology extremism and restore biological truth to the Federal government.'
Cordellionè isn't one to shy away from filing complaints, having previously filed a suit against the prison chaplain for allegedly prohibiting her from wearing a hijab despite identifying as a Muslim woman.
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