Woman jailed for posing as man to dupe partner into sex found guilty of similar deception

Jury finds Blade Silvano, who presented herself as a male army veteran, guilty of six counts of sexual assault A woman serving a prison sentence for sexual assault after pretending to be a man and duping a woman into a physical relationship has been found guilty of tricking another woman into a similar abusive partnership. In both cases, Blade Silvano, 44, met the women on an online dating site and falsely claimed she was a man who had served in the armed forces before meeting them in person and sexually assaulting them. Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse…

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