Overview

• Ciara Watkin, 21, received a 21‑month sentence after conviction on two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault by penetration.
• A jury found her guilty in August after about 75 minutes of deliberation following evidence that she concealed having a penis.
• Court evidence described sex acts during which she blocked contact below the waist, told the man she was on her period, and later texted, "I'm trans."
• Recorder Peter Makepeace KC criticized deliberate deception, ordered 10 years on the sex offenders register, and imposed a lifelong restraining order.
• Watkin maintains she was unfairly prosecuted and told The Sun she intends to mount a legal challenge.