This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34799692
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
Woman who posed as man jailed for sex assaults | Woman who posed as man jailed for sex assaults |
(35 minutes later) | |
A woman who posed as a man to dupe her friend into having sex with her has been jailed for eight years. | |
Gayle Newland, 25, demanded the other woman wear a blindfold when they met, and used a prosthetic penis while carrying out the assaults. | Gayle Newland, 25, demanded the other woman wear a blindfold when they met, and used a prosthetic penis while carrying out the assaults. |
Newland, of Willaston, Cheshire, claimed they had engaged in "roleplay and fantasy" when they had sex about 10 times. | Newland, of Willaston, Cheshire, claimed they had engaged in "roleplay and fantasy" when they had sex about 10 times. |
But she was found guilty of three sexual assault charges after a trial. | But she was found guilty of three sexual assault charges after a trial. |
Chester Crown Court heard the victim was tricked by Newland and only realised what had happened when she ripped off her blindfold and saw Newland wearing a prosthetic penis. | Chester Crown Court heard the victim was tricked by Newland and only realised what had happened when she ripped off her blindfold and saw Newland wearing a prosthetic penis. |
But Newland claimed her accuser always knew she was pretending to be a man as they both struggled with their sexuality. | But Newland claimed her accuser always knew she was pretending to be a man as they both struggled with their sexuality. |
She said no blindfold was used and she did not strap bandages to her chest or wear a woollen hat and swimsuit, as was alleged. | She said no blindfold was used and she did not strap bandages to her chest or wear a woollen hat and swimsuit, as was alleged. |
Newland, who worked as a marketing manager, created a bogus Facebook profile in the name of Kye Fortune and was then said to have taken on the persona of Kye as she carried out her deception. | Newland, who worked as a marketing manager, created a bogus Facebook profile in the name of Kye Fortune and was then said to have taken on the persona of Kye as she carried out her deception. |
Sentencing Newland, Judge Roger Dutton said she was "an intelligent, obsessional, highly manipulative, deceitful, scheming and thoroughly determined young woman". | |
Newland and her victim began speaking on the phone in 2011, the trial heard. | |
When they finally decided to meet in February 2013, the complainant said Kye had asked her to wear a blindfold because "he" was insecure about his looks following supposed life-saving brain surgery. | |
The pair went on to spend more than 100 hours in each other's company in hotels and the victim's flat. | |
The prosecution said it was an "unusual case" set against an "extraordinary background" in which Newland targeted the "naive and vulnerable" complainant - who said she was not gay - in an elaborate deception. |