From Glinner "42-year-old Ketan Shende is a male paedophile who shared category A images of child sexual abuse on social media with other men. Nevertheless, The Liverpool Echo described him as a ‘woman’ in their headline and referred to him with female pronouns throughout their article on his trial.

Acting on information received, in March 2020 police officers raided Shende’s home and seized his electronic devices. They discovered 84 indecent images deemed category A - those showing the most serious forms of abuse - which included pictures and videos of children as young as four years old being abused. They also discovered 30 category B images and 35 category C images.

Shende admitted four counts of distributing indecent images of children, one of possession of indecent images and four of making indecent images. He was given a two-year suspended sentence.

When sentencing him, Recorder David Knifton KC commented, “The trade in child pornography is a disgusting and evil trade. It results in misery to the children who are victims”. Nevertheless, he allowed Shende to walk free from court, telling him, “"I note you have a history of depressive illness, a mixed personality disorder and gender dysphoria… I have thought long and hard as to whether an immediate custodial sentence should be imposed. In the event, I have drawn back from that course”."