Gayle Newland, 25, is accused of pretending to be a man known as “Kye Fortune” to dupe the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, into having sex with her.

The alleged victim claims she was sexually assaulted by Newland wearing a prosthetic penis. She said she wore a blindfold throughout, The Guardian reported.

Newland, of Willaston, Cheshire, denies five counts of sexual assault.

She has admitted creating a fake online identity but claims the other woman knew about it when they first met, the BBC reported.

The pair reportedly had a two-year relationship and were engaged, the broadcaster said.

The alleged victim told Chester crown court this week that she spent 100 hours with Newland before realising she wasn’t a man.

She told the court she only realised what was going on when she took her blindfold off to discover she was in fact having sex with Newland, The Guardian reported.

Whenever the pair would meet, she would wear a blindfold, even when watching TV, the court heard.

“Every time I met up with Kye Fortune, I either had the mask on already or he would wait outside the door and I would put it on,” the woman, who gave evidence on Wednesday, said. “I was so desperate to be loved. It’s pathetic, so desperate for love, so desperate.

“If I could go back and scream at me, I would. It does look ridiculous on paper.”