A man who posed as a woman online to lure straight men into having sex has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Duerte Xavier was convicted of tricking four straight men into having sex with him. He catfished the men by posing as a woman on dating apps and inviting them to hookups either in local parks or in his home in southwest London — on the condition that they wear blindfolds throughout the encounter.
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The 33-year-old faced six counts of “causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.”
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Xavier denied all the charges, and his defense counsel claimed one of the men knew he was meeting a man and was engaging in roleplay.
One of Xavier’s victims said he met Xavier on the dating app Lovoo, where the accused was calling himself Anna. The man went to Xavier’s flat and put on a blindfold on before his host emerged.
While receiving oral sex, he pulled off the blindfold and “saw this man with a beard,” he said in court. “I slapped this man in his face once or twice, and I said, ‘Why didn’t you tell me the truth?’”
Another man said he received oral sex from Xavier, as well, while two others claimed they performed anal sex on him under the impression they were having vaginal sex.
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One of the men who claims to have been duped into anal sex with Xavier said the person he met in a park sounded “feminine” when giving him instructions.
“It was her telling me about keeping the blindfold on, standing where I was because then she was going to go and leave the vicinity before I did,” he said. “It was different. I have not experienced anything like that before.”
According to The Sun, the man had 20 minutes of anal sex with Xavier — after 10 minutes of oral sex that he described as “quite pleasant.”
chase_boston
when sex becomes a weapon we are all lost.
Lacuevaman
huh?
DHT
Sex is and has been a weapon throughout the ages for some people. They are called rapists.
crowebobby
15 months would be draconian.
IzzyLuna
That’s hot. 🙂
GayEGO
Naughty! Naughty! This is a gay guy doing what a straight guy does, trick a victim into sex!
Greg
15 years? That’s crazy. That’s kind of severe sentence for the “crime”. Is this a law to protect stupid people? The guy who took off the blindfold and slapped him got his justice. I would never put on a blindfold for sex with somebody I don’t know.
jakejacob
there are a lot of straight guys in prison. He’ll be ok.
hansniemeijer
I don’t believe that men can be so stupid thinking they are having sex with a women when they are having sex with a man.
Sam6969
15 years for a minor crime on the back of tax payers clearly shows “they” have to fill in the for-profit prisons. It is just pathetic.
Creamsicle
The UK doesn’t use for-profit prisons as much as the U.S. does.
jlicks
I just read where a dude got 12 years for vehicular homicide and this one gets 15 for sucking…somethings wrong with that picture.
There are a number of porn sites that advocate this sort of thing.
rray63
I read this and kept wondering when the punchline would come. You go to a place blindfolded and then get upset when things are not what they seem? Give us a break.
Kieran
Most murderers in Britain don’t get 15 years. This has the stench of homophobia all over it.
Aromaeus
Yeah Britain is known for having somewhat lighter sentences when compared to crimes committed in the states so this seems very excessive. I get that the men in question consented to sex with a woman and that consent was compromised when it didn’t happen with a woman, however this wasn’t a violent crime. It wasn’t rape since they weren’t being held against their will or coerced and could have left at any point before or during the encounter.
DHT
Actually, this was sex against someone’s will so it is rape.
Greg
It wasn’t against their will. It may have been against their sexual preference, but it wasn’t against their will. They chose to go meet. They chose to engage in sexual acts. They chose to wear the blindfold. That it wasn’t a woman they were having sex with doesn’t make it rape. They chose not to make sure that it was a woman before they started.
DaleJag
What if it was the other way around? A woman pretending to be a gay guy. If you’re stupid enough to go in with a blindfold, then sorry you. It’s a fantasy. Your fantasy was a woman doing this to you and it was really a guy. It could have been worse. It could have been a woman that looked like (fill in the ugliest woman you know). (like Caroline Conway) Ugg!!!
boymikefl
Do you mean Kellyanne Conway?
Vince
Pulease. No way no how did those guys not know. It’s kind of a don’t ask don’t tell that my transexual friends will tell me about the guys they get together with.
Allot of baggage comes from those kind of hook ups. That’s why i’m way over the straight guy fascination.
nm4047
apart from the obvious question, why would they wear a blindfold? Are there not enough gay men that would happily allow anon sex and how the hell do they not know the difference between having anal sex and vaginal sex or the feel of a beard for that matter???
DHT
Some gay men get off on the idea of non-consensual sex. Who knows what other rape fantasies this guy harbored.
Vince
Lastly he’s a very attractive man who could easily get willing straight guys for at least a BJ. Sometimes a mouth is just a mouth. I guess he’ll get to learn that in Prison now.
Brian
Yeah, I’m sure it wasn’t about not being able to get laid, it was about the thrill of deceiving straight men.
Chrisk
I guess he liked watching bait bus and all the many other spin-offs.
Greg
the thrill of deceiving stupid straight men.
Rock-N-RollHS
Guess if he were straight, lived in Alabama, and was running for office, he would have been ok. Didn’t know London could be so draconian re sex, but imagine it’s a class and race thing.
boymikefl
2 words. Homophobic judge. These “victims” have got bj’s from a vacuum hose, screwed couch cushions as did the judge. As I said, homophobic judge.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
I never visited a vagina, but it seems kinda sorta impossible to confuse one with an ass, simply by the position one has to get into to get into either hole,……
I call total BS on the “straight” guys and total homophobia on the 15 year sentence. Those guys got exactly what they were seeking
DHT
Sex might be fun but it isn’t a game, tricking people into having sex with you is criminal. This was non-consensual sex, and no matter how you view it, the deception involved amounts to a lack of consent. The guy is a predator and his actions are indefensible, as such he got what he deserved. There are plenty of men who enjoy other men, there is never any reason to pursue this type of perversion and it makes me wonder what else is wrong with this guy, (clearly there is a power thing involved).
Greg
It was consensual. sex. They just thought they were having sex with a woman. They should have checked.
miserylovedme24
Whatever happened to personal responsibility? If you’re willing to meet a random person from the internet blindfolded without having ever seen them, that’s on you. The absurdity of the situation is what makes me think that the guys pretty much had to know what was going on and this whole thing is BS.
radiooutmike
It might be BS, but that does not mean a crime was not committed.
It certainly was homophobia that led to the long sentence though. I still can’t believe straight guys fell for this. An ass is not a vagina. I’d never confuse an ass with a vagina (I was married to woman once).
Greg
Was there even a crime committed? Is there a law stating that a person can’t pretend to be a woman and meet guys and arrange to have sex with them, but under the condition that they wear blindfolds throughout the encounter? That’s kind of a specific law. Who came up with that? I think it would fall under “Caveat Emptor”. Let the buyer beware.