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Blade Silvano convicted of sexually assaulting second woman by deception
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Blade Silvano has been convicted of sexually assaulting a second woman after deceiving her into believing Silvano was a man. A Caernarfon Crown Court jury found the 44-year-old guilty of six counts of sexual assault by penetration, adding a second case to an earlier conviction for similar deception.
Silvano used the name “Hunter” to contact the victim on a dating site, claimed to be an army captain and surgeon, and kept the lights low during sex. The woman said she believed she was in a relationship with a heterosexual man and learned the truth after a call from Silvano’s long-term partner. The offences took place between November 2022 and June 2023; Silvano is due to be sentenced next month.
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- Silvano convicted of six sexual assaults in a second deception case.
- The victim met Silvano online, where Silvano posed as an army doctor.
- Sentencing is due next month.
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- 7 minutes ago Blade Silvano, 44, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a second woman after deceiving her into believing Silvano was a man.
- 13 minutes ago Blade Silvano has been convicted of sexually assaulting a second woman after deceiving her into believing Silvano was a man.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Woman jailed for posing as man to dupe partner into sex found guilty of similar deception”.