Three depraved criminals housed in a Washington state prison are suing the Department of Corrections for human rights violations after they say they were deprived of adequate “gender affirming” care and treatment. Reduxx can name the inmates involved in the suit as Michael R. Caldwell, who raped two children, Hunter S. Christian, who raped multiple dogs, and Andrew S. Kennedy, who murdered an infant.
In the men’s original 324-page complaint, which was filed in December of 2025, the three men separately outline their grievances against the state’s Department of Corrections, and attempt to leverage the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make their case that the denial of “gender affirming” care and treatment is unlawful, using a recent precedent set by Autumn Cordellione, another transgender inmate convicted of murdering a baby who successfully argued that the state of Indiana should have to pay for his “gender affirming” care.
The complaint, obtained by Reduxx, is opened by Caldwell, who now goes by the name Skeggi Hildof Katrinssonr or “Hildi.” Caldwell was convicted in 2014 of raping two young girls trusted to his care, and was handed a 26.5 year sentence for the crimes. During the trial, it was revealed that he had initially blamed one of the children for seducing him and provoking the sexual abuse.
In his list of complaints, Caldwell reveals that his facility has a personal laser hair removal device for transgender inmates to use, and that the inmates were allowed to use the device in a private room within the medical clinic once or twice per week. But in 2024, the clinic discontinued access to the private room, and told transgender inmates they would have to use the device in their own cell. Caldwell deems this unacceptable, writing: “My cell door has a 34×34 [inch] window where any male inmate or officer can see inside my cell and watch me use the device on my maturing female body.”
Caldwell refers to this lack of privacy as “sex discrimination,” and says his proposed remedy – which was to use the device in the shower area – was rejected or ignored.
Caldwell goes on to claim that not being able to use the device in a private area constitutes the Department of Corrections delaying or depriving him of “prescribed medical treatment,” emphasizing that his “gender dysphoria” is impacting his mental health and ability to perform his daily errands.
“I seclude myself from having to associate with anyone,” Caldwell complains. “My mental health has regressed, elevating anxiety, depression, skipping meal times, no appetite, becoming overwhelmed in my daily activities where I at times cry … The Defendants expect me to consent to relinquish my right to privacy. I will not consent to any relinquishment of my Fundamental Rights.”
In another complaint, Caldwell states that he was hired at the correctional textile shop, where inmates are expected to wear a specific uniform, and that not being provided a separate changing room from the other male inmates represented a breach of his constitutional rights.
“This process of men and trans-women stripping in the same area together is undignified, sex discrimination, practicing conversion tactics, and shocks the social conscience. The lack of any protocol fosters discrimination across the board.”
Caldwell says he forfeited his job at the shop as a result of the changing room policy, in order to “protect” his “mental health and well-being.” He then goes on to outline additional complaints, including alleged violations of his First Amendment rights.
The complaint continues with the declaration of Hunter S. Christian, who changed his name to Szeth Aslan Magnus. Christian identifies as “non-binary” and “intersex,” and declares he/him and they/them pronouns in the document.
Christian was arrested in 2018 on charges related to bestiality and possessing child sexual abuse material. Christian raped at least three dogs, including a Rottweiler, an older Chihuahua mix, and a black Labrador. He filmed the sexual acts and was found in possession of the videos, along with depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In 2019, he was convicted on multiple felony charges, including 1st Degree Animal Cruelty With Sexual Motivation.
In his grievances, Christian claims that he was denied access to Minoxidil treatments for head hair growth because he had no diagnosis for gender dysphoria and no desire to start feminizing hormone therapy. Christian also claims he was denied access to low-dose testosterone, which he wanted to begin to address his shrinking testicle size.
Like with Caldwell, Christian also notes he was eventually given access to a personal laser hair removal device for his body, but refused to use it due to a lack of privacy in his cell.
“I have suffered not only setbacks in my prescribed treatment plan, but reversal of effects of the prior treatments, mental anguish, exacerbation of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and a loss of the forward momentum in maintaining the delicate balance between my masculine and feminine sides …” Christian wrote in his declaration.
The final complainant in the case is Andrew Steven Kennedy. Curiously, Kennedy identifies himself as “non-binary” and “two-spirit.” Two-spirit is an identity associated with some of the Indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States, but there is no evidence Kennedy himself is Indigenous. Kennedy also identifies as “intersex.”
Kennedy is serving a sentence of 31 years for the murder of an 11-month-old relative for whom he was the primary caregiver. According to the Washington Supreme Court’s account, the infant girl suffered repeated abuse and torture while in his care, including episodes in which Kennedy intentionally caused her to stop breathing, a broken arm, bruising, and multiple head injuries.
The child ultimately died of a head injury, and Kennedy was charged and subsequently convicted of homicide by abuse in 2007. The details of the case were so horrific that the court imposed an “extraordinary” sentence above the standard sentencing range.
In his declaration, Kennedy claims to have been repeatedly misgendered by a medical specialist at his facility, with the doctor treating him “as a cisgender man” on the basis of his overtly masculine appearance before denying him access to the “gender affirming” care he was requesting.
Kennedy says that at one point, he raised the possibility of being intersex and requested DNA/blood testing to investigate that possibility, but that a medical care provider within the facility refused. That same provider also allegedly told Kennedy that he was not eligible for “gender affirming” care because he had no desire to undergo physical or hormonal interventions. Kennedy characterizes this denial as a violation of his human rights and as contributing to a deterioration of his mental health.
Kennedy ends his declaration with an appeal to his “divine rights.”
“I see my curves and hips as a gift from the Goddesses and my masculine traits as a gift from the Gods. I was, from birth, granted the boon of seeing feminine and masculine within myself, yet too blind and misled to truly see them,” Kennedy writes.
“I am being told I must either be a man or woman and identifying as two-spirited/nonbinary/intersex is not an option that is allowed. This immoral disregard for my Divine Rights granted to me by my Creators, to be who and what I am, shows blatant disregard for the law, for my authenticity, for my sovereignty, and to my Divine Rights to be me.”
All three men are currently housed at the Coyote Ridge Correctional Facility, a medium security men’s prison.
In January, the court identified a number of issues with the original complaint and invited the three men to re-file. They did so in June, expanding their claims and listing specific remedies including concrete orders concerning gender-affirming-care policy, psychological evaluation, electrolysis, body-contouring services, and related “gender affirming” treatment, as well as significant monetary compensation.
But in an August 11 order, U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kate Vaughan said the amended complaint still presented significant problems.
The judge said the amended pleading effectively contains three separate sets of claims. Although the plaintiffs raised some common legal issues, each plaintiff has different factual allegations and individual claims that would require separate evidence and analysis. The court said allowing all three to proceed in a single case could create “delay and confusion.”
The court therefore ordered the plaintiffs to show cause as to why Christian and Kennedy should not be dismissed from the lawsuit without prejudice, allowing them to pursue their claims in separate civil actions.
The judge also criticized the substance and organization of the amended complaint, finding that it does not provide the “short and plain statement” required by federal rules. According to the order, the pleading contains lengthy and confusing descriptions, vague and conclusory allegations, extensive legal argument and case citations, but too few clear and specific facts connecting individual defendants to the alleged violations.
The court has not ruled on the merits of the men’s underlying allegations. Instead, the current dispute concerns whether the claims have been properly pleaded and whether they can proceed together in the same lawsuit.
An update is expected in September.