Transgender paedophile who identified as female after targeting young girls on social media apps is locked up in men's prison

A transgender paedophile who identified as female after he was ordered to sign the Sex Offender Register has been locked up in a men's prison for targeting young girls as young as nine on social media apps. Thomas Quinn, 25, was arrested after he avoided strict rules about his name and movements by identifying as 'Chloee' and using multiple female names on Snapchat and TikTok to communicate with teenagers and ask them for sex Officers tipped off Quinn was active on social media, raided his home in Chester and seized devices including a hard drive and also a collection of 558 pornographic images of children plus 81 videos When Quinn was first charged last August, police referred to him as Thomas Quinn and gave him a male pronoun in a press release even though he had already identified as Chloe and a 'femboy' as long ago as 2021 A fourth youngster who told Quinn he was a 'nonce' got the message: 'It looked like you weren't wearing underwear.' When he faced court this week he was treated by prosecutors as a 'he' and then a 'she' before Cheshire Police eventually sent out a second release referring to Quinn as a 'they' At Chester Crown Court, Quinn was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to 21 offences He was also said to have played for the 'Trans & Enby Football Club' in Liverpool, a team dedicated to 'centering trans and non-binary folks.' Quinn was initially twice visited by police as part of the routine checks due to him being issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in 2020 for having indecent images. Quinn was initially twice visited by police as part of the routine checks due to him being issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in 2020 for having indecent images Andrew Sinker prosecuting said: 'The defendant under the terms of the Sex Offenders register is required to notify the police of his current name, including any aliases she uses.