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A woman who posed as a man to dupe her friend into sleeping with her has been jailed for eight years. 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.
'Obsessional'
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 he was "an intelligent, obsessional, highly manipulative, deceitful, scheming and thoroughly determined young woman". 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.