"In August, Ciara Watkin, 21, who transitioned at 13 and has used the name Ciara since then, was found guilty of two charges of sexual assault, and one charge of assault by penetration. The BBC reports that Ciara Watkin told a man, who she had met over Snapchat, that she was on her period to stop him finding out she had not yet had gender-affirming surgery."
"Prosecutors argued that the man was unable to make "informed consent", after he claimed he wouldn't have had sexual contact with Watkin had he known she was trans. The jury reached a guilty verdict after just one hour of deliberations following a two-day trial. According to section 74 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a person consents to sexual activity "if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.""
"It is clear from the evidence in this case that, prior to engaging in sexual activity with the victim, Watkin had made no attempt to inform him of her transgender status. The Crown Prosecution Service has shown that, by failing to disclose this to him, it would not have been possible for him to give informed consent to sexual activity."
Ciara Watkin, 21, transitioned at 13 and has used the name Ciara since then. She was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration. She told a man she met on Snapchat that she was on her period to avoid revealing she had not had gender-affirming surgery. Prosecutors argued the man could not give informed consent and said he would not have had sexual contact if he had known she was transgender. The jury convicted after one hour of deliberations following a two-day trial. The Crown Prosecution Service cited section 74 and updated guidance on deception as to sex, saying failure to disclose prevented informed consent and harmed the victim's mental wellbeing.
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