A transgender-identifying male in British Columbia admitted on social media to striking a child at a public park after the child reportedly referred to the adult as a man, before later boasting about giving the child's mother a phone number.
Videos posted by Leanne Lawson and subsequently circulated widely on social media describe an encounter at Lewis Park in the Courtenay-Comox area involving Lawson and a group of children.
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According to Lawson's own account, the children repeatedly referred to Lawson as male.
“They used words they weren't supposed to, and I smacked one of them upside the head,” Lawson says in one video.
Lawson also appears unapologetic about the confrontation and suggests there could be further incidents if others continue referring to Lawson as a man.
In another video, Lawson describes what happened after the alleged assault and says Lawson gave the child's mother a phone number.
Lawson then cackles maniacally while describing watching the child's reaction while looking toward the mother.
“That's right, little man,” Lawson says. “I'm gonna f*** your mom. That's right. I just gave your mom my phone number.”
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The comments add another disturbing element to Lawson's own account of the encounter. After admitting to striking the child, Lawson portrayed making a sexual advance toward the child's mother as a deviant way of taunting him.
Other social media users tagged the Comox Valley RCMP and local media outlets, calling for authorities to investigate.
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