Woman who posed as a man to con victim into sex is jailed
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blade Silvano made a fake profile and posted pictures of herself looking like a man when she met her victim online in 2016, a judge told Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday. Silvano used “careful deception” to convince her victim she was a man, twice having sex with her using a sex toy and concealing her lower half with an oversized t-shirt. She continued to mislead her victim in an “unspeakably cruel” manner for around 18 months, claiming she was a British military officer, sending pictures of herself appearing to wet shave, and even suggesting she wanted to get married. Judge Grey said it was not a case of gender dysphoria but of using “deceit and lies” to achieve sexual gratification, describing Silvano’s actions as “calculated”.
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