Did something switch?

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Huh. The BBC admits it left out important details in a story about the usual subject. I haven’t seen it do that before.

A Guernsey teenager has been sentenced to almost three years in youth detention for child sexual offences, according to Guernsey Police.

The force said 18-year-old transgender woman Jessica Garnham-Burton was arrested in May 2024 for using social media platform Snapchat to speak to children.

That second sentence is a tweak. At the foot of the article we get:

This story was updated on 1 July 2025 to make it clear that Jessica Garnham-Burton is a trans woman and will be held in the male wing of the detention facility.

NOW DO THAT WITH ALL SUCH STORIES.

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    Omar

    The police said Garnham-Burton will serve her sentence in the male section of Guernsey’s youth detention facility.

    This story was updated on 1 July 2025 to make it clear that Jessica Garnham-Burton is a trans woman and will be held in the male wing of the detention facility.

    No obligation free editorial update:

    The police said Garnham-Burton will serve his sentence in the male section of Guernsey’s youth detention facility.

    This story was updated on 1 July 2025 to make it clear that Jessica Garnham-Burton is a bloke who dresses up as a woman and will be held in the male wing of the detention facility.

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