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March 30, 2007

Jail shower reveals suspect's gender

A statutory rape case against a 42-year-old charged as a man took on a
different look after a jail shower revealed the defendant is actually a
woman.The female victim and several prisoners at the Hamilton County,
Tenn., jail were among those surprised to discover that the person
booked in the case as Alexander David Cross is a woman also known as
Elaine Ann Cross.

Cross had been in jail awaiting a court appearance Wednesday, where she
pleaded guilty to an aggravated statutory rape charge as part of a deal
with prosecutors. The charge stems from a sexual relationship with a
15-year-old girl. In exchange for the plea, Cross will not serve jail
time if she stays out of trouble for six years.

Officials said her gender was revealed when jail authorities directed
Cross to take a shower. ''After about 10 days in jail, they figure out
Alex Cross is a female,'' Asst. Dist. Atty. Boyd Patterson said in
court. Patterson didn't immediately return a call Thursday seeking more
information about the case.

The charges indicate Cross and the teenager had some sort of sexual
contact at least three times during June and July 2006. Patterson said
the teen was ''enamored'' of Cross and had considered marriage when she
thought Cross was a man. As part of the plea agreement, Cross must
register as a convicted sex offender, have no contact with the teen, and
change her gender designation on her driver's license to female. Cross
couldn't immediately be located for comment Thursday. (AP)
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Henk Elegeert

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