In 2012, a British court sent 21-year-old Gemma Barker to prison for 30 months for fraud and sexual assault. The young woman from Staines, Surrey, had created three fake male personalities and used them to trick two teenage girls who were her friends. The case made news around the world and became a Channel 4 documentary called The Girl Who Became Three Boys.
The plan started in 2009 when Gemma became friends with two 15-year-old girls, Jessica Sayers and another girl who wanted to stay anonymous. She then made up three different teenage boys named Aaron, Luke, and Connor. Each fake character had its own Facebook page, email address, and phone number. She created different personalities for each one to match what each girl liked.
