India Willoughby’s claim that JK Rowling mistreated her ‘does not meet the criminal threshold’, police say
BROADCAST India Willoughby’s claim that JK Rowling misgendered her online did not meet the criminal threshold, police ruled.
WilloughbyWho is transgendershe said the Harry Potter author had reported it to the police because you called her a man.
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Rowling had posted: “India has not become a woman. He is cosplaying a misogynistic male fantasy of what a woman is.”
On Byline TV, Willoughby, 58, said: “JK Rowling definitely has one crime. Before the law I am a woman.”
“I am legally a woman. She knows I’m a woman and she calls me a man. It is a protected characteristic.”
Northumbria Police said: “On Monday, March 4, we received a complaint about a social media post.
“While we recognize the distress this may have caused, the post was reviewed and did not meet the criminal justice threshold.
“The complainant has been informed of this.”
Willoughby initially responded to Rowling’s comments about
Rowling recently approached the media after cat-killing trans killer Scarlet Blake was described as a woman.