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Former Conservative MP Katie Wallis Pleads Guilty to Harassing Ex-Wife

The court scheduled sentencing for July 14 pending a psychiatric assessment of Wallis’s mental health during their gender transition

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Overview

  • At Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on June 17, Wallis admitted to harassment without violence for leaving unwanted messages and a voice note to ex-wife Rebecca Wallis between February and March.
  • District Judge Rhys Williams accepted a basis of plea and removed allegations of Wallis driving past Rebecca Wallis’s home from the charges.
  • The hearing was adjourned until July 14 for sentencing, during which a pre-sentence report and psychiatric evaluation of Wallis’s mental state will be considered.
  • Defence lawyer Narita Bahra KC said Wallis’s mental health deteriorated during their transition and requested a thorough assessment before sentencing.
  • Wallis, who served as Bridgend MP from 2019 to 2024 and became the UK’s first openly transgender MP in 2022, was released on bail after entering the guilty plea.