There is a whole list of things that would never happen here.
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/northants-transgender-sex-offender-used-fake-identity-to-speak-to-woman-on-facebook-1-8869416
The quick summary is:
- someone whose birth name the journalists can't be bothered to clarify (worried about transphobia?) has a habit of using many pseudonyms to contact women online
- this person is a registered sex offender
- this person appeared on the court lists as 'Mr', possibly using the name 'Chloe Walker'
- there is a 'Sexual Harm Prevention Order' in place specifically prohibiting them from using pseudonyms online without notifying the police
- this apparently did not stop this person changing name to 'Chloe Walker' and 'becoming a woman', because obviously that's much more important than preventing sexual harm
- despite the (legal?) identity as a woman and Chloe Walker, this person apparently exclusively identifies as male when contacting women online, in the current case using the name 'Jamie Thornton', and previously having used 'Brendon Walker', 'Steven Walker', and 'James Walker'
- the prosecutor begun proceedings by using 'he/him' pronouns to refer to Jamie/Brendon/Steve/James/Chloe (they/them, surely?) but was stopped by the judge and ordered to use female pronouns