Overview

• Ciara Watkin, 21, denies two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault by penetration at Teesside Crown Court.
• Testifying for the first time, Watkin said the pair had intercourse during their first meeting and had sex five times, describing moving his hand from her chest and telling him she was on her period to be perceived as female.
• Prosecutors allege she concealed that she had a penis and used the period claim to stop him touching below her waist, framing the case around informed consent.
• In a police interview played to jurors, the complainant said he believed she was "fully a girl," later felt his "manhood" was taken, and told officers he would not have consented if he had known she was transgender.
• The defence argues it was "blindingly obvious" she was biologically male, noting she had not undergone surgery and had stuffed her bra, while a relative’s statement recalled initially doubting she was female because of a deep voice.