Scottish trans people are obtaining sex by deception?
With obvious parallels to the case in the Middle East just a few weeks ago, a rather worrying news story has appeared on BBC News. The headline, “Woman faces sex by fraud charges“, doesn’t sound too...
View Article“Obtaining sex by deception” news update
The Scottish “Obtaining sex by deception” case with Samantha Brooks that I reported on last year is back in the news again, as the defendant was in court on Friday. Although it’s been reported in the...
View ArticleSex-by-deception case: “Not Guilty” plea
There’s little new information on the sex-by-deception case I’ve been following, although it was in court again yesterday. Brooks has asked for more time according to various news sources (Daily...
View Article“Sex by deception” charges dropped
In some more and definitely good news, in the Scottish “Sex-by-deception” case I’ve been following, it’s now been reported that all charges have been dropped. For those not familiar with the story, a...
View ArticleSexual “fraud”, this time in the English courts
The whole sex-by-deception thing is back in the courts, this time with a teenager from England. (Telegraph) The facts are broadly similar in both cases – a woman1 poses as male and has relationships...
View Article“Sexual fraud” sentencing: Widespread misreporting
Barker, who I’ve written about previously, was today given a 30 month sentence for two counts of sexual assault and one of fraud. After a brief panic that being transgender and not totally out while...
View ArticleScottish trans man guilty of fraud – just for having a relationship
(Warning: All the news stories linked in here are highly transphobic, with references to acquired genders being a “pretence” or “fake”) It looks like we have another case of someone trans being...
View ArticleAnother day, another trans-related “sex-by-deception” case
For those who have followed my previous commentary on such cases, much to do with the latest case will not come as much surprise. What is new is that this one was in England, thus increasing the threat...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal confirms: Stealth trans people having sex are criminals
The Court of Appeal has just published it’s judgement in the latest sex-by-deception case. This is, to the best of my knowledge, the first time a written judgement has been provided in such a case and...
View ArticleMcNally sex-by-deception judgement: News/Blog post roundup
Below is a roundup of all the coverage of the McNally appeal result that I am aware of. This should be a complete list, so if I have missed any please let me know. Many of the articles and blog posts...
View ArticleUpdated CPS guidance on sex-by-deception cases
The Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales has in the last few weeks1 updated it’s published guidance on sex-by-deception and other cases on what it calls “conditional” consent. The new...
View ArticleNo undercover police sex charge reveals Crown Prosecution Service transphobia
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today released a statement explaining that it will not be prosecuting undercover police officers for sexual offences having mislead political activists about...
View ArticleAnother Gender, Sex and Deception case
Another gender/sex/deception case is back in the news – this time, in Chester. So far, this case is not as directly relevant to trans people as previous cases, so it will likely not be followed as...
View ArticleEight year sentence in latest sex-by-deception case
The latest news on sex-by-deception cases yesterdays sentencing of Newland to eight years on three counts of sexual assault. There are a few points worth addressing, which I’ll go through one by one:...
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