Back in 2019, Gina Owen, the Transgender Leigh Paedophile, was acquitted by the court despite confessing to sexual offences against a minor committed while she was male.
Gina Owen, 61, pleaded guilty to two charges of inducing a child to participate in sexual behaviour 12 years prior to her gender transition.
The Crown Court judge in her case expressed difficulty in punishing her due to the unavailability of reform programs for sex offenders, which were only offered to men.
Child protection experts have criticised the decision to grant her a two-year conditional discharge, asserting that the harm inflicted on the child will endure much beyond this period.
Gina Owen was accused of coercing a young child to restrain her and subject her to humiliation by striking her genitals and executing a reprehensible sexual act.
Gina Owen refuted the allegations at a prior hearing but altered her plea on the inaugural day of her anticipated trial following a revision of the indictment’s phrasing.
At Taunton Crown Court, she appeared in a blue and green flowery dress and confessed to two counts of abuse of trust by inducing a youngster to participate in sexual activity.
The initial charge pertains to the interval from 1 May 2004 to 14 August 2004, while the subsequent charge pertains to the interval from 14 August 2004 to 31 December 2004.
No additional details or case outline were presented during yesterday’s brief session.
Upon accepting her revised pleas, Judge David Ticehurst imposed a two-year conditional discharge.
Gina Owen, from Leigh, near Sherborne, Dorset, was also ordered to sign the sex offender’s register for two years and pay £500 compensation to the victim.
Speaking after the case outside court, she refused to expand on the circumstances behind her conviction.
She said: “I am free – that is all there is to it. I was slaughtered by the press before all the facts were known, and was treated appallingly.
“The judge set me free. That’s the end of it, and I will now move on.”
Judge Ticehurst said he was faced with a difficult decision when he came to sentencing Gina Owen.
He said: “There is no doubt that these offences were very serious.
“The victim who was exposed to your behaviour would have suffered some trauma.
“The problem is that I am afraid that a community order could put you in the path of abuse, and all of the courses run for sexual offenders are only available to men.
“I do not feel that either of those routes would be suitable for your particular circumstances.”
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