Father of ‘Nex’ Benedict is a convicted rapist now identifying as transgender

Father of ‘Nex’ Benedict is a convicted rapist now identifying as transgender

James Everette Hughes, who assaulted Benedict when she was nine, has since changed his legal name to Chloe Elizabeth and is listed as “female” on the national sex offender registry.

Sex Offender Father of 'Non-Binary' Teen Who Committed Suicide Now Identifies as Transgender, Changed Legal Sex to 'Female'

The father of an Oklahoma teen whose suicide made national headlines has been exposed as a registered sex offender who now identifies as transgender. In 2019, James Everette Hughes was convicted of raping his daughter, Dagny “Nex” Benedict, when she was nine years old, and sentenced to five years in prison. Hughes is now listed as “female” on the sex offender registry, and has changed his legal name to Chloe Elizabeth. High school student Benedi…