A TRANSGENDER woman has been jailed for sexual assault after concealing she had male genitalia from a man she was on a date with.
Ciara Watkin, 21, spent the night with her victim after they had exchanged messages on Snapchat.
Ciara Watkin failed to tell her date she was transgender
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She performed sex acts on the man but refused to let him touch her, claiming she was on her period.
The victim only discovered the truth when Watkin later told him she had a “massive secret”.
She has now been found jailed for 21 months after being found guilty of two charges of sexual assault and one charge of assault by penetration.
Teesside Crown Court heard Watkin had no gender reassignment surgery and stuffed clothing inside her bra.
Her Snapchat profile used a female cartoon avatar and there had been no discussion about sexuality or gender.
In a police interview played in court, the victim said: “All the way throughout she made out she was fully a girl.”
He told officers how the pair had been sat for a while drinking and chatting before heading to the bedroom.
The man added: “Throughout the full time, she was telling me she was on her period.
“It was like as far as I was concerned she was a female.”
Watkin later messaged him to admit she had a “massive secret” to which he replied to ask if she was pregnant.
Instead, she revealed: “I’m trans. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you.”
The man messaged: “WTF. So you have a d***?”.
He added: “OMFG. I feel ill,” before reporting her to the police.
Asked how he felt about discovering the truth, the victim told officers he felt like “it’s taken away my manhood”.
He also said he was “shocked” and claimed he would not have got with her if he knew Watkin had a penis as he “didn’t swing that way”.
The man continued: “I see it as something that upsets me. I’m just trying to hide my emotions. At first I did just have an emotional breakdown.”
Ahead of today’s case, Watkin told The Sun: “He must have known I’m not female. He knew all along I was trans and at first chose to ignore it.
“His mum knew and all his mates who met me knew, so how could he claim to be the only one who didn’t?
“I am not finished with this – I have a strong case that I have been unfairly prosecuted and I’m prepared to make a legal case for that.”
Watkin ‘made out she was a girl’ to the man
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