Daily Mail article

The prosecution claims that Gayle Newland, 25, befriended the complainant by posing on Facebook as a man named 'Kye Fortune'. She 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 defendant told prosecutor Matthew Corbett-Jones she did not know why the complainant had gone to the police, saying she only knew the woman had 'found it harder' to 'cope with her sexuality'. She added: 'I feel the reason she has is because if she can almost pretend she was never with a girl and make up stupid ridiculous lies then that means she is not a lesbian and she is straight."

The twist is, that according to the law a she can't sexually assault anyone:

Sexual assault

(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—

  • (a) he intentionally touches another person (B),

  • (b) the touching is sexual,

  • (c) B does not consent to the touching, and

  • (d) A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

(2) Whether a belief is reasonable is to be determined having regard to all the circumstances, including any steps A has taken to ascertain whether B consents.

(3) Sections 75 and 76 apply to an offence under this section. (4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable— * (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both; * (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.