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This Woman Can't Stop Posing as a Man, Deceiving Partners
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Key Points:
- Blade Silvano, a 44-year-old British woman previously jailed for deceiving a partner by posing as a man, has been convicted again for six counts of sexual assault by penetration over an eight-month period ending in June 2023.
- Silvano, using the alias "Hunter," met her latest victim on Plenty of Fish, falsely claiming to be a male army captain and surgeon, and coerced sex in near-darkness while limiting intimate contact.
- The victim only discovered "Hunter" was female after Silvano's longtime partner called her, leading to shock and feelings of betrayal, as she believed she was in a relationship with a heterosexual man.
- Silvano was previously sentenced in 2023 for similar offenses involving another woman, with the defense unsuccessfully arguing the relationship was consensual roleplay.
- Sentencing for Silvano's latest conviction is scheduled for next month, following a court-ordered risk assessment.
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