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| Gayle Newland: Woman accused of posing as man wins appeal | Gayle Newland: Woman accused of posing as man wins appeal |
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| A woman jailed after being accused of posing as a man to dupe a female friend into having sex with her, has had her conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal in London. | A woman jailed after being accused of posing as a man to dupe a female friend into having sex with her, has had her conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal in London. |
| Gayle Newland was jailed for eight years on 12 November after being convicted of three sexual assaults. | Gayle Newland was jailed for eight years on 12 November after being convicted of three sexual assaults. |
| The 26-year-old from Willaston, Cheshire watched proceedings via video link from prison, and wept as the decision was announced. | The 26-year-old from Willaston, Cheshire watched proceedings via video link from prison, and wept as the decision was announced. |
| She has been released on bail. | She has been released on bail. |
| Ms Newland's lawyer argued that her conviction was "unsafe" and three appeal judges quashed her conviction following criticism of the trial judge's summing up. | |
| She was convicted by a jury of three counts of sexual assault at Chester Crown Court last year. | She was convicted by a jury of three counts of sexual assault at Chester Crown Court last year. |
| No date has yet been set for the retrial. | No date has yet been set for the retrial. |