A woman who allegedly posed as a man to lure a teenage girl into sexual contact was found guilty of sexual assault, reports Wednesday.

Georgia Bilham (21-year-old woman from Cheshire, England) pretended During a series of intimate encounters with a 19-year-old girl becomes a boy named “George Parry”. according to Fox News. The newspaper said Birham wore men’s clothing, covered his long hair with a hood and removed the alleged victim’s glasses because they significantly impaired his eyesight.

The 21-year-old defended her actions by telling the unnamed victim that she was “paranoid” because of her ties to an Albanian gang, Fox reports. (Related: Loudoun County Superintendent Who Covered Up Sexual Assault Gets $28,000 Raise Under Investigation)

The alleged fraudster was also charged with nine counts of sexual assault, which she reportedly denied, and eight charges were also handed down for sexual assault. according to BBC. A jury found Bilham guilty of one count of sexual assault by kissing and acquitted of 16 other counts.

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The two reportedly met on Snapchat, where Bilham allegedly portrayed himself as a man in a fake profile.

According to Fox, the girl learned of Bilham’s identity after her mother became suspicious and told her daughter that she believed Bilham was actually a woman. Afterwards, she said the girl investigated Birham further on social media, where she learned she had been scammed. When her mother raised her suspicions, she “began to cry,” the paper reported.

According to Fox, prosecutors alleged that the girl could not fully consent to Bilham’s sexual acts because she thought he was a man, and Bilham reportedly disputes this allegation. ing.

Fox reported that Bilham had never lied about his gender, nor had he ever worn a penis imitation in his underpants. She claimed she created the Snapchat “George Parry” account as an “escape” because she was frustrated with herself, not because she was sexually satisfied from her encounter. The New York Post reported. report. Birham also denied suffering from gender dysphoria and said he considered himself heterosexual, the newspaper said.

Bilham’s attorney, Martin Snowdon, claimed that he actually knew Bilham was a woman and chose to continue the relationship anyway, Fox reported. She said the girl learned of Bilham’s true gender when he crashed her mother’s car while driving with a teenage boy, and she told police her real name. .

Mr Birham has been released on bail and is expected to be sentenced on July 19.