Gemma Barker case

Who is Gemma Barker case?

Gemma Barker is a British woman from Staines, Surrey, who was convicted of sexual assault and fraud. The actions leading up to these convictions became widely reported in the media, as she had created three different male personas via social media, which she used to form relationships with teenage girls.

Whilst living in West Molesey, Surrey, Gemma Barker developed physical and emotional relationships with her friends, Jessica Sayers and one other who opted to remain anonymous, whilst identifying as the different males. She was eventually arrested as her male persona 'Aaron' for committing sexual assault on Sayers, but her physical sex and identity were still not discovered until she was forced to undergo a strip search.

She was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for two counts of sexual assault, to be served concurrently with three months for fraud. She has been diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

She is the subject of Channel 4 documentary "The Girl Who Became Three Boys". Barker has since been released on license.