• 8 months ago
• Posted in:Public Decency Offences, Sexual Offences
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• Author: Thomas Gradgrind
• Tags: Aged 40-49, Autogynephilia, Child victim, Convicted 2022, Cross dresser, Crossdressing while offending, Employment terminated, England, Female victim, Get Out Of Jail Free card, Multiple victims, No jail, No remorse, Northumberland, Northumbria Police, Offended 2021, Offended in female space, Public masturbation, Public toilet, Suspended sentence, Teacher, Transvestite, Women's/child's underwear

Steven Ballantyne, a male transvestite, was convicted at Newcastle Crown Court in August 2022 of outraging public decency. Ballantyne, 41, was sentenced to five months in jail, suspended for two years with 200 hours unpaid work.

In January 2021, Ballantyne was seen in an Alnwick petrol station ladies toilet by an unfortunate woman and her five year old daughter at about 6.30pm where he was naked (except for a bra) and masturbating. Another woman also entered the toilet and witnessed Ballantyne’s offending and she told the court “I was frightened and can’t believe this male has been doing this in a public toilet. I’m disgusted and his behaviour is clearly wrong.”

Ballantyne’s employment by Northumberland County Council, working in several schools on a supply basis, was terminated following a disciplinary hearing. He must also sign the sex offenders register and be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for five years and was given a restraining order banning him from going to the BP garage in question or any female public toilet.

In January 2024 Ballantyne was banned from teaching indefinitely and the panel concluded there was limited evidence of regret or remorse from him. Ballantyne’s teacher misconduct panel outcome can be viewed here

This tag collates other trans-identified males who have offended in female space. This tag collates other trans-identified males who have offended against women and girls in public toilets. This tag collates well over 60 other examples of trans-identified males’ sexual offending involving women/children’s underwear.

Image credit: Northern Chronicle

Media reports

Northern Chronicle https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-tutor-who-committed-sex-28515384 archive

Northumberland Gazette https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/crime/former-school-tutor-convicted-of-committing-lewd-act-in-alnwick-public-toilet-3863276 archive

Northern Chronicle https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/alnwick-school-tutor-seen-mum-25146904 archive

Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11268167/Male-teacher-caught-wearing-BRA-performing-sex-act-unlocked-female-toilet.html archive

Daily Star https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/naked-male-teacher-found-wearing-31976021 archive