A trans woman who tricked a man into engaging in sex acts has been jailed for nearly two years.

Ciara Watkin, 21, who identifies as a woman,spent the night with the man at a house in Thornaby, Teesside, after they met on the social media platform Snapchat.

Watkin performed sex acts on the man after telling him not touch below the waist because of menstruation.

When the defendant later messaged his phone with the ‘massive secret’ about being born male, the teenager felt sick and began retching, the trial was told.

The court heard Watkin, of Stockton, has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and is attracted to heterosexual men.

Watkin was previously convicted of three counts of sexual assault following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

After the case, the police referred to Watkin by f

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