A transgender woman who concealed she had male genitalia before performing a sex act on a man has been found guilty of sexual assault.
Ciara Watkin, 21, of Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of multiple charges relating to sex acts she performed on the 21-year old man over a number of days in June 2022.
The sexual assault charges were brought at Teesside Crown Court today after Watkin failed to disclose her transgender status to the man, which meant he could not have given informed consent.
The pair met over Snapchat, exchanging messages over a few weeks before meeting at a house in Thornaby, the court heard.
After drinking and getting to know each other, the pair went to a bedroom, where Watkin told the defendant she was on her period, preventing him from touching her below the waist as she performed sex acts on him.
