A former nurse who posed as a man online to trick women into sending naked pictures has been jailed again, just months after being freed. Adele Rennie, 28, used a voice-changing app and pretended to be a wealthy lawyer on Tinder to target new victims.
Rennie was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court for the repeat offences. In 2017, she was jailed for 22 months and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years after duping 10 victims with a similar scam, posing as a doctor.
One of her latest victims matched with a profile of 'Dan', a 31-year-old criminal defence lawyer from Troon, Ayrshire. The woman became fearful after 'Dan' claimed to know her movements and locations, including her local supermarket and gym. He sent a video of a park she had visited and hinted at her postcode, leading her to feel unsafe in her own home.
Another victim matched with 'Dan' who claimed to be a high court advocate. She grew suspicious of his grammar and later discovered she had been contacted by police. A third woman was targeted by 'Daniel McKinnon', a lawyer who mentioned the judge who had sentenced Rennie in 2017, but she quickly identified the scam.
Prosecutor Ruaraidh Ferguson told the court that Rennie's disguised voice from her previous prosecution was played to one victim, who confirmed it sounded like 'Dan'. Rennie was a staff nurse at Crosshouse Hospital in Ayrshire before her crimes.
