Overview

• Ciara Watkin, 21, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration.
• The jury returned its verdict after about an hour of deliberations following a two-day trial.
• She was ordered to sign the sex offenders register within three days and will be sentenced on 10 October.
• The Crown Prosecution Service argued that Watkin did not inform the man of her transgender status before sexual activity, vitiating consent.
• The pair met on Snapchat in June 2022, and Watkin later messaged to disclose she is transgender, after which the man reported the encounters to police.