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UK court convicts transgender woman of sexual assault against partner
Watkin was convicted at Teesside Crown Court for sexual assault after prosecutors proved the victim could not give informed consent due to undisclosed transgender status.
- A transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a male partner by not disclosing her gender status, which affected his ability to consent, according to British prosecutors.
- The victim stated in a police interview that he would not have engaged in sexual activity had he known Watkin was transgender, highlighting the incident's significant impact on his mental wellbeing.
- Following a trial at Teesside Crown Court, Watkin was convicted of two charges of sexual assault and is scheduled for sentencing on October 10.
- The victim expressed in police interviews that he would not have engaged in sexual relations had he known Watkin's transgender status, impacting his mental wellbeing significantly.
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Ciara Watkin, 21, was convicted of sexual assault in the United Kingdom after having had sex with a man without revealing his gender identity.
UK woman found guilty of sexual assault for failing to disclose she was trans
A 21-year-old trans woman, Ciara Watkin, has been found guilty of sexual assault after a court heard she did not tell the man she was dating that she was not assigned female at birth. The BBC reports that Ciara Watkin told the man she was on her period to stop him finding out she had not yet had gender confirmation surgery. The court heard that she had identified as female and used the name Ciara since the age of 13. Prosecutors argued that the …
UK trans woman found guilty of sexual assault after concealing gender to male partner
LONDON - A transgender woman has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a male partner by failing to disclose her gender status to him, meaning he could not consent to the sexual activity, British prosecutors said on Friday.
The 21-year-old transgender woman performed sexual acts on a man without revealing that she also had male genitalia.
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