Woman 'befriended naive 25-year-old female student on Facebook by posing as a man

 

A woman bandaged her body and used a prosthetic penis in order to trick a naive female university student into believing she was a man, a court heard. Gayle Newland, 25, is said to have befriended the woman, also 25, by posing on Facebook as a man named 'Kye' and the couple later had sex in hotels in Chester, Greater Manchester.

Newland allegedly bound her chest and wore a woolly hat and swimsuit to disguise her appearance, telling the woman he was self-conscious about 'his' appearance after hospital treatment. The alleged victim had agreed to follow 'rules' which included not touching Kye's 'penis' and wearing a blindfold but 'believed she was having sex with a male', Chester Crown Court heard.

Newland, of Cheshire, denies five counts of sexual assault which are alleged to have taken place between February and June, 2013, when they were both students at the University of Chester.

Hailing it 'undoubtedly an unusual case', prosecutor Matthew Corbett-Jones said the alleged assaults took place against 'what on the face of it is a fairly extraordinary background'.

Newland set up a Facebook profile under the alias of 'Kye Fortune' and sent the alleged victim a friend request in 2011, telling her that he knew of her through a mutual friend, the court heard.

As their relationship developed, the alleged victim made a number of requests to meet in person, but each was met by Kye with 'repeated excuses'.

And during their telephone conversations, Kye is said to have dismissed his high-pitched voice as a result of his Filipino heritage.

When the couple finally met at The Dene Hotel, Chester, on February 22, 2013, Newland, posing as Kye, is said to have insisted the alleged victim wore a blindfold, claiming he was insecure about his appearance following an accident.

The prosecution say that Newland wore a swimming costume with bandages binding her chest and a hat to conceal her hair, maintaining the outfit was necessary because of the injuries.

The two then had sex, with Newland using a prosthetic penis without the alleged victim's knowledge, it is claimed.

Mr Corbett-Jones said that 'at no time' did the woman consent to sex with the use of a prosthetic and in so doing, 'the defendant sexually assaulted' her.

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