R v Blade Silvano
Philip Clemo prosecuted Blade Silvano at Caernarfon Crown Court in a case which concerned a series of sexual assaults carried out through a sustained deception.
Silvano was found guilty of six counts of sexual assault by penetration against a woman she had met through an online dating platform. The offences took place between November 2022 and June 2023.
The jury heard that Silvano had presented herself to the victim as a man using the alias “Hunter”, claiming to be an Army captain and surgeon. The victim became increasingly suspicious about the relationship before discovering the truth after being contacted by Silvano’s long-term female partner.
Silvano, who is already serving a prison sentence following a conviction for similar offences committed in 2023, is due to be sentenced for the latest offences in December.
The case was reported in The Guardian.
