Sunday People

TRANS MODEL S FURY

- By Karen Rockett

A TRANSGENDE­R model has complained about airport security after a body scanner detected an “anomaly” between her legs.

Rose Montoya was about to board a flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to Los Angeles when she was

Forward Trust said around 3% of range of programmes to address the UK’S 80,000-plus inmates play the problem.” the lottery. Inmates can place bets using their

They are amo ng an estimated £10 per week jail wages or friends 17,500 who place bets from jail. and relatives on the outside put

Others do the football pools or money in online betting accounts use mobile apps and online bookies for them. to have a flutter on horses, dogs Smartphone­s – illegal in prisons and sport – with some landing in – can cost up to £1,000 inside, even financial peril. for an old one, with SIM cards going

The trust says addicted for around £200-a-pop. Phones are cons need more help to also hired out for £20-£100 a day. break the habit. Gamblers who recognise they

Boss Mike Trace said: have a problem can call support “This ground-breaking services for free on prison phones. survey confirms the The Prison Service said: “We are prevalence of the problem spending £100million on prison as well as its contributi­on security, including x-ray body scanners, to crime. signal-blocking technology

“The findings clearly and dogs trained to sniff point to the urgent need out mobiles.” to develop and test a’ stopped by staff and questioned. on appearance. Rose added: Rose said online: “I “They need to remove the look like a woman and I am gender settings from their a woman but, going through scanners and they should the scanner, I always have an also believe me when I tell ‘anomaly’ between my legs them I’m a trans woman.” that sets off the alarm.” Rose revealed she had an

When a traveller enters easier time flying back because the scanner, a security officer she used a “tuck kit’ to presses a button designatin­g tape her groin and stop the either male or female based scanner going off.

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