The Girl Who Cat-Fished Her Friends | Shocking Story of Gemma Barker

[@ghfamghgam1172]

I try not to judge but i feel like i would know if my friend put a hat on and started calling herself my boyfried

[@L19966]

Right 😂😂this is kinda stupid

[@personincognito3989]

You guys are victim blaming

[@personincognito3989]

You guys are victim blaming

[@allouicious1885]

​@personincognito3989 No one is "victim blaming" just pointing out the obvious. I kinda think we all got catfished by watching.

[@Carmelia0000]

Lmao right!!

[@Lee-qf9dz]

This was WIIILLLDDDDD. I thought it was going to be typical online catfish relationships. But no, the girls MET these "boys." I thought kissing was crazy enough, but what followed after it!? Absolutely insane and disgusting what she did to them.

[@taura1099]

Maybe she was not a lesbian, but a man in a woman's body...who knows

[@gemstar7286]

And the icing on the cake is she only gets a slap on the wrist of 2 years in prison ... if that !. twisted and disgusting.

[@beatricefaria-clendinning8943]

Ok… I Totally Agree.. But Jessica and Beatrice must of been wanting this to be real…How can you not know when you’re having sex… Come On🥴🤔🤔🙏🇨🇦

[@Bobby-z6c]

Worse than that they were all close friends... how do you not know that your friend is dressing up as a boy to suck face with you?? I was waiting for them to say "Gemma wore heavy make up as a girl"... but nope

[@maddiep9525]

This is just the most insane thing ever. How did she not realize that the guys looked exactly the same????? I now understand why people couldn't tell Miley was Hannah

[@brendariordan]

🥸🙄

[@annea5781]

😅

[@dreamersleepwalker]

People couldn’t? 😅😅😅

[@ceceslivinglife]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jkittykawaii]

Lmao 😂😂

[@ChrisOdinson132]

The grandma was right, Gemma should have had her own group of friends at her age. Imagine being a college student and catfishing a bunch of 14-15 year olds, that's the first red flag of many.

[@dabsallday9938]

I thought she was 16?! Or did Gemma lie about her age too?!

[@smolsheep77]

If she was old enough to drive in the UK she would have been atleast 18

[@shethingsd]

"College" is often what the US calls "high school". I live in Belize. We're a former British colony and our secondary schools are called "college". Tertiary schools are 6th forms or university.

[@Summer-fb7gb]

​@@smolsheep77 17 to drive in the UK

[@ellachristina7730]

we don't call college high school

[@James84800]

That girl blaming the creator of facebook though, 😂

[@iamsophielauren5635]

literally!

[@Aal-2447]

Suckerbug will sue her for defamation 🤣🤣😩🙄😬🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@dazdeluxe6672]

It has ruined and is ruining many lives

[@lorenfulghum2393]

@@dazdeluxe6672 is it ? Or are lives being ruined by people using it?

[@deluxewaterless7229]

She's got a point. These sites are full of predators using these platforms to lure people into their net.

[@artificialbff]

I always thought Clark Kent's "glasses disguise" was ridiculous, but apparently, it doesn't take much.

[@brischarrer]

Lmfao 😂👏👏👏👏

[@allouicious1885]

Awesome comment! This truly is ridiculous 😢

[@bigheadlonghair246]

😂

[@gemilydyer]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@msc1853]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@queencupcakke]

I need Jessica to narrate my life, the way she expresses things is so funny 😭😭

[@virg0_lem0nade]

if you need her to narrate your life, just start putting on a hat that you refuse to ever take off, she seems to really be into that 😂😂😂

[@SuzD0n]

Her gran is the star!

[@BernadetteSwemmer-jz7yl]

She's so funny!

[@WaynesPokeWorld]

Any single one of my friends could dress up In ANY disguise & I would know it was one of them taking the piss. Eyes don’t lie

[@Ayla.a7a]

Fr 😭

[@tengiltingles4947]

How old r u? I agree, I too think it's strange how someone would not notice. I'm pretty sure I would. But that's me as an adult. Keep in mind that young ppl don't have the same logical thinking. I was a teen during the msn era and that was a very scetchy time. The way ppl talked n behaved is quite different from today where ppl r more aware of trolls, bots, filters and just generally more critical towards ppl and their agendas. I was pretty stupid as a teen and with all the hormones and excitement of having a boyfriend at that age that can cloud your mind and make you more blind to things, I can't rly blame them for being fooled. Also it was normal to take selfies like that, showing only parts of ur face (like those iconic emo myspace pics), being a little mysterious not showing your whole life on social media etc. I think most ppl have been trolled in some way at some point in their life. Tho this was a bit extreme lol...

[@asmith5007]

Yes but you would never in a million years think one of your friends is acting and dressing as a guy

[@valolafson6035]

Yes they do. Eyes lie all the time.

[@TrumpISAgentORANGE]

Ummmm depends

[@jennaallison9676]

"I have a perfectly capable toilet of holding sick, so why was he just not sick in my toilet " 😂😂😂😂

[@scarletwitch4735]

Duuuude this had me dying 😂😂😂

[@Jojoyazin]

😂😂😂😂

[@SillyPlanet92]

So funny

[@smhatheworldwelivein]

Huh????

[@ruthcassidy6052]

Definitely my favorite line of the whole vid :D

[@slaphappybullet]

I’ve been feeling like I’m off my rocker lately, and this has reassured me that I’m actually not that far gone afterall. Thank you.

[@Joanne495]

😂😂

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

😂😂🤣😂😄🙃🤣

[@CS-nw9si]

In all seriousness I hope you find peace and grounding soon 🙏🏻

[@itsruckaswife7036]

😂

[@HeatherCriswell-ms1xh]

My self-esteem just increased 5000 points 😂

[@Jennifer_Layne]

Bravo to that one girl for being brave enough to show her face on camera. She’s dishin all the tea. I would be so embarrassed at being so stupid.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

she's not smart enough to realize why she SHOULD be embarrassed, she's literally blaming Mark Zuckerberg 😂🤣

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

😂😂

[@Liensy]

No, she's too stupid to realise how stupid she is. Vicky Pollard springs to mind

[@asankagurusinghe6128]

she took part in a media lynching of a vulnerable person with special needs. No bravo from me.

[@shonabeggs4640]

She's still so stupid she doesn't have to think about embarrassment. Meanwhile all the lesbians in the area are out buying hats with pompoms.

[@CdnMommy3]

A 2 1/2 year sentence for sexually assaulting 2 innocent individuals, along with concealing identity and the trauma caused by this psychopath, is simply laughable.

[@nihilismistheonlyway4680]

Yea and I thought america was bad. Looks like most laws don't take this seriously. Sucks too. I just watched worlds worst ex on Netflix and the kidnapping, torture, death threats is even taken way too lightly. Makes me sick to my stomach. I hope she's at least on worldwide watch list bc there is definitely something wrong upstairs with that Gemma chick!!!

[@citycrusher9308]

She's a Gal. The courts don't jail the ladies

[@dazdeluxe6672]

@@citycrusher9308 How do Female prisoners get into the female prisons? You know they exist?

[@CiprianaLeme]

The UK seems to have some sort of post-war syndrome. They are super lenient with all crimes now. It’s ridiculous.

[@suzitee8225]

Ikr! Can’t imagine the sentence would be so lenient, had it been a boy pretending to be a girl!

[@rc7264]

She clearly picked her victims carefully…

[@rungeon83]

Yes "is you're IQ lower than 3..."

[@theab3957]

The dumb ones

[@msreneerr1109]

They must b slow

[@caro.caro.9578]

@@msreneerr1109… and gullible.😢

[@Jennifer_Layne]

@@caro.caro.9578 perhaps they were both so desperate for a boyfriend they were willing to overlook the obvious.

[@hjc9114]

"Alice thought it was normal to have sex wearing a hat" I wasn't prepared for the delivery of that line 😂

[@blair9607]

Tbf I had a ex when I was a teenager who would ‘ get off ‘ with me and he still wouldn’t remove his hat 🤷‍♀️ he was a Emo

[@rachael5300]

It's like keeping your socks on during the act haha

[@Joanne495]

😂😂😂

[@muddydog6605]

"You can leave your hat on.." Joe Cocker Is actually a song about leaving your hat on during sx. I now have it stuck.in.my head.

[@ProjectAsher1]

@@blair9607 LMAO that's so accurate though, I've been so tempted to keep my beanie on during it

[@stephn987]

I have so many questions 😂 I get why “Alice” kept her identity secret, I would have took this to the grave!!!

[@siobhanharte5075]

Well people get offered money don’t they, then all that goes out the window!

[@Chelle8847]

​@@siobhanharte5075don't be dumb. They're still kids. They're also victims. And Gemma, the absolutely scary, who knows what she's capable of, other than sexual assault and in depth manipulation... She was arrested and charged and sent to prison. I love Jessicas attitude! She's so matter of fact, and she's telling the story exactly how it happened. Nothing to do with money, it's an insane story that people need to know the full story, so they can keep well away from Gemma

[@stephn987]

@@Chelle8847 I just know I would have regretted watching it back in 20 years time.

[@dinxmoon9734]

Awesome.. they still got that money tho!! U think they would have dun it for free? ​@@Chelle8847

[@dinxmoon9734]

​@@siobhanharte5075last comment i said was meant for u

[@lihlengwenya7637]

Not even the CIA would get this information out of me.

[@ByRandomChance]

Hey now, this isn’t a situation to cause embarrassment and bottle it up, especially at the age the victims were. Just because Gemma isn’t a cis heterosexual man doesn’t mean she didn’t lie and predate and full-on a**ault these young girls. Survivors should not feel like they were “stupid” and can’t come forward. It’s all the perpetrator’s fault. Abuse comes in many sizes, genders, and ages.

[@shonabeggs4640]

😂😂

[@Bec.E]

Whole story is so implausible. You don’t notice your best mate dressed up? You don’t notice all these boys looking the same and wearing hats?? WTF?!

[@sofia7374]

All wearing hats and all refusing to take them off! 😅

[@katytaylor681]

The desperation for ANY boyfriend, even ones permanently wearing hats and not talking! Sad.

[@margaretr5701]

Very young, naive, in their hormonally challenged years ... a different era, before everyone, or most, became knowledgeable, jaded and suspicious... Wishful thinking can go a long way. Additionally, it would be unbelievable to them, that, their friend could do such a thing! We can hardly believe it in hindsight, with full knowledge and mature minds. I'm sure the girls, at age 15, didn't have a clue, at least not initially.

[@FRICKTHEPIRATE]

@@margaretr5701One of the girls also has autism and adhd

[@virg0_lem0nade]

@@margaretr5701-- "a different era"??? This was literally in 2010, Miss Simpleton 😂😂😂😂😂

[@klucky5990]

How on earth did she not find it strange that her boyfriend only spoke to her face to face via texts?! Wtf

[@AislingMeah]

Mother and father they raised her like dat

[@michellebowler265]

She was still nieve we all were at that age

[@personincognito3989]

She was young and inexperienced

[@rungeon83]

@@michellebowler265 No, I'm sorry at THAT AGE I had my own place, a full time job.. CMON!

[@kueress]

​@@rungeon83wow that's so great, do you want a gold star? 😂😂

[@SakuraUploads]

Surely the main girl here has some additional needs. She seems like a vulnerable person. I was going to laugh at how gullible they must be to believe this, but now I'm convinced something else is going on.

[@Mickeyblue987654321]

Like a split personality thing?

[@Dikvej884iv4]

Like mentally delayed with a low IQ

[@SakuraUploads]

@Mickeyblue987654321 No, I think potentially a learning disability. Maybe even on the spectrum. I'm on the spectrum myself and of course have friends who are - I know it presents differently in everybody, but some autistic people I know are overly trusting. The girl in this video just gives me biiiiig neurospicy vibes.

[@capricornybull]

On Wikipedia, there are links that say she was diagnosed with autism and ADHD!

[@hjc9114]

I think autism could explain her difficulties in identifying faces

[@fletcheroce1854]

These girls spoke so maturely and honestly. They are amazing how they have dealt with this and good on them for speaking out when I’m sure they’ve copped ALOT of criticism

[@bumblebee330]

Sure, although I’m tempted to think they’re the kind of people for whom the warning on bleach not to be drank was placed on the bottles. And they can vote.

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

😅😅😅😅No they're not, they're simpletons

[@eh-i1841]

They are the dumbest teenagers I’ve ever heard.And I’ve heard some dumb teenagers,believe me.That doesn’t excuse their abuser,though.She should have got 10 years.

[@frozenrose84]

I'm glad you shared this nice comment.. I think all these negative comments are from people, who lack understanding and empathy...

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

@@frozenrose84 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nellmichie1658]

Aw honestly this story is horrendous! Those girls got sexually assaulted by their own friend!

[@yvettepugin4035]

With a friend like that, who needs enemies?

[@HansonFan73]

Horrific!! 😮

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

😅😅😅😅How do you not know your friend with a hat 😅

[@BlueZombie7]

Kinda their own faults how could they not know that was their friend ? All of her lies and excuses were so bad that even a 5 year old can tell it’s all nonsense

[@tomysoulsociety]

@@BlueZombie7yeah i dont think that means they asked to be assaulted

[@xXBlossomXxo]

I would have just kept this whole story to myself lol

[@siobhanharte5075]

Haha me too probably!

[@mercedesxo9024]

This would have gone with me to my grave 😂

[@FaceFcuk]

I once picked up a drink in my mates in morning, turns out he had been peeing in a jug 😂 I kept that 1 to myself 😂I would have got ripped off all the lads 😂

[@emilygallimore1436]

Fr, you couldn’t waterboard this information out of me 😂

[@heyitsmyTeeTa]

Most definitely

[@bigheadlonghair246]

Ive watched different videos about this story several times and it shocks me and cracks me up every time. How does a hat stop you from recognizing your friend?🤣 This is beyond naive.

[@AuntJulie-Jacob]

Twice???

[@heyitsmyTeeTa]

Yeah something isn't adding up for me

[@paulanthony5274]

Worse than that, the sending texts to someone sat next to you and not talking 😂😂

[@amo2464]

Is this satire? Or is this a real case?

[@thisQ143]

Just how Clark Kent fooled everyone with his glasses and hairstyle. Lol😂

[@laurensalvatierra8636]

Jess out here serving all the tea! Good on her for speaking out. No need to feel embarrassed, its these life experiences that build our common sense and maturity. Remembering also that she was a victim. Hope she is doing well now

[@asankagurusinghe6128]

the victim was Barker. They used her and threw her under the bus.

[@lynnemcnab1500]

She must have been exhausted trying to keep up with all of these different facades. I'm exhausted just trying to keep up.

[@elinazalite1541]

Forreal. That took so much energy to play out. Wow

[@randysmith7189]

I taught teenagers ages 13 to 19 and common sense is not a strong point. They don't have the life experience that would have helped the victims see through the lies. They are just kids who were manipulation by someone who needs serious therapy.

[@maxolivia4911]

Yeah I don't think people understand how naive and vulnerable teenagers are and especially teenagers who've had really unstable home lives. I know I was definitely this vulnerable

[@vjcarter4657]

Yeah exactly.

[@fionaedmonds389]

If intelligent adults can be catfished, I can see how these poor girl’s were fooled.

[@amilllion1]

A bit different, adults see fake pictures online. If they meet in person the gig is up. Annnddd they knew the “ catfish “ in real life!

[@nr7645]

Stop it.

[@Prince-of-Whales666]

Very true. People are cruel.

[@negativecreep8066]

They MET these people irl! Come on 😂

[@gemstar7286]

@@amilllion1 Exactly like wtf , i'm at a lost for words with this bizare nonsensical story.

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

There are two fascinating things about this story. The first is how on earth Gemma managed to pull this off in the first place. When you think about it, the scam was quite sophisticated for a young girl to pull off. Yet in other ways, she was quite naive because as the reporter said, after she assaulted that girl, she could simply have had her male egos disappear and the police would most likely never have guessed what happened. But she doubled down on it, admitting to an assault, and then made it worse by claiming an asault happened to her real self and claimed compensation for it. That seems to be at odds with the cleverness of the con that she managed to pull off. The other fascinating thing is that the girls were so naive. If it had been in the 70s this happened, I could quite understand it. I was very naive in those days as a teenager. But this is the 2,000s and girls now and then, were quite wordly wise in general. Also the fact that "Connor" did not speak ever but communicated via text. That is the most bizarre thing but it appeared to be acceptable to this girl. Also that the girls didn't recognise that it was their friend. I don't think any of my friends at that age could have disguised themselves to the extent that I could not recognise them.

[@personincognito3989]

You forgotten these girls were very young I never had boyfriends before so they didn't know what was normal

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

@personincognito3989 I was very naive at 16. And didn't have a boyfriend until then. But I think even then I would have realised that things were not right or normal.

[@silverkitty2503]

Its nothing to do with experience .. its brain development

[@paulanthony5274]

It's like a mixture of something being insidious and the benality of it all, totally fooled. When a lot of things happen you look back on them and think how did the get away with that it all seems so obvious now. It's like Shipman who was fooling people for years and getting away with murder, it took getting away with it for a long time and eventually making an even stupider mistake for people to get suspicious and to get caught.

[@serendipidus8482]

Still better than the actual males they could have been going around with who would have done far worse to them.

[@ElizabethSotiria]

Nah Jessica is so likeable 😂 she’s adorable & unintentionally hilarious !

[@david030491]

“He smelled like Sean Paul Gaultier” 😂😂😂

[@hihowareyouthen]

Nicer than Kevin Klein, imo.

[@Chloe__________xx]

@@hihowareyouthenor Tom Holden 😂

[@ThelmaSky1992]

😂😂😂😂

[@StillARose]

"he's a boy... He's got boy parts" 😂 You know she checked good and proper this time lmaooooooo 🤣

[@emma-victoria933]

That made me chuckle bless her heart...

[@Greyseabee]

Sexual assault is always disgusting but especially when it’s a close friend manipulating them and forcing them into a same sex relationship by lying? It’s worse. What these poor girls went through they will never trust any one again. she should’ve gotten more time in prison she’s a predator

[@zariballard]

😂😂Now why would they never trust anyone again? They just have to make sure that the next one is a guy of course they'll trust people again!!

[@theroaminggiraffedibrown2705]

This is the most bizarre thing I have ever heard 😮

[@amo2464]

The first few minutes of this documentary, I thought was satire.

[@margaretr5701]

It certainly is one of the most bizarre!

[@anglosifiedluso1511]

@@amo2464 same, my jaw is still on the floor!

[@commanderinqueef]

Batman and Robin couldn't beat this information out of me. I could've taken this whole story to my grave🤫😂

[@RitaKapia]

😂😂😂😂

[@frozenrose84]

...and that just plays into the hands of abusers... so being this courages is VERY helpful... not just to people in similar situations but society as a whole...

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

😂😂

[@RavenQueen420]

I was in Gemma's year at school, she was always strange. And the fact she only got 2 and half years baffles me. As for learning difficulties, that's rubbish!!!

[@anonanonanna]

Yeah, I don't know if someone with intellectual disabilities could pull that off. Definitely could be autistic though. I also wonder about autoandraphilia and/or if she could be a lesbian.

[@gemstar7286]

There's clearly something very wrong with her , she sounds unhinged and creepy to do the effed up stuff she did , the justice system is a massive joke. They should have atleast kept her locked up in a psychiatric unit with no internet access . She'll probably do this again ,as she''ll be back on the internet looking for her next victims to befriend no doubt.

[@dannyDavies-in5sm]

Yearning difficulties maybe

[@MonstehDinosawr]

Of course a duck lips wouldn't know autism being a spectrum. You probably bullied her. The fact you called her strange IS A BIG BIG FINGER POINT TO BEING ON THE SPECTRUM. you literally look like you bully now.

[@Matilda-y]

Is nana a little naive to think teenagers are going to share a room and a bed for the night and nothing is going to happen? Admittedly not what she thought.

[@allouicious1885]

Haha, admittedly not, indeed!!!

[@paulanthony5274]

Especially when captain caveman turns up grunting and pointing at things, you'd think she'd be like "Hang on a minute somethings not right here" If that was my mum or nan they'd keep asking questions to work out what's going on and not just walk away after a couple of grunts.

[@kissarococo2459]

Nana raises grandkids like its still 70s and 80s. "Get back home when the streetlights turn on!"

[@katytaylor681]

@@paulanthony5274 captain caveman 🤣

[@adrialee8149]

Seriously wtf

[@Sam-sh5ko]

This Jessica girl is hilarious. She needs her own program or something 😂😂 absolutely mental.

[@Jkk55]

Wow I think Gemma is a lesbian and just didn't want to say. It's the weirdest story I have ever heard!

[@amirahclark4989]

Shes a psychopath who also got off on deceiving them

[@ED80s]

I think Gemma identifies as a male.

[@capricornybull]

Gemma also has autism and adhd although that is an explanation and not an excuse

[@nathalieakre7144]

@@capricornybulli have adhd and would never even consider doing this tf? so its not an explanation at all

[@WilliamsPinch]

@@capricornybull highly doubt she’s on the spectrum. More of a complex dissociative disorder.

[@smolsheep77]

The lack of empathy in the comments is outstanding. Yeah it's an insane case but they are teenagers and Jess seems to have some other needs as well. Say the end of the day two girls got sexually assaulted by a friend.

[@moviebuff2024-o6m]

Thank you so much for this. I myself am a victim of catfishing by a best friend (see one of my other comments on here) and the amount of victim blaming and lack of empathy I have seen on here is frankly disgusting. Thank you for your compassion.

[@kathrynoneill5862]

I don't really think it's a lack of empathy. It's disbelief. I feel bad for these poor girls, but it's hard to wrap your head around it. I have seen people catfished from someone they never met before, but not from their friends.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

But how did the grandmother not know?

[@frozenrose84]

yes! Thank you!

[@t.j.7789]

​@@MsTinkerbelle87Um, he wore a bobble hat with a pom pom on!!!

[@Skatejock21]

This girl knew what she was doing, despite her autism and ADHD. She knew entirely what she was doing

[@dieselpunk4117]

Oh, you reckon she _knew what she was doing?_ Interesting theory. See, there was me thinking that she was just doing all these separate behaviours at random, like dressing up as men, creating facebook accounts for them, and messaging her friends as these fake alter egos, and it was just some enormous coincidence that they all happened to align to the point where it deceived her friends, led to her being able to meet them in person, over and over again, to a situation wherein she could have sexual contact with them. But, you think all of these things might be linked, and they were all part of her plan? I can't say that this idea had occurred to me at all. But seriously now, sarcasm over; here's a gold medal for stating the absolute fucking obvious.

[@nonebusiness5025]

@@dieselpunk4117it’s called freedom of speech it’s called social media it’s called comment section she’s aloud to state the OBVIOUS if she wants to now bye

[@virg0_lem0nade]

@@dieselpunk4117-- oh go stuff a sock in it 😂😂😂 Writing all these paragraphs and getting your own knickers in a twist for no reason hahahahaha

[@dabest444u]

@@dieselpunk4117ew u seem like such a dark person.. idk why this comment made u so mad but do US ALL a favor and shut the fuck up!

[@ClandestineGirl16X]

😂😂😂😂 the toilet holding sick comment. She is fierce

[@izzyodge7071]

I have been looking for this documentary for AGES

[@rachell781]

Me too! I remember watching it 10 years ago and I often still think about it. Crazy

[@mikeandmals]

Did she really just say this is all Zuckerbergs fault? Lol

[@serinaygan0610]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@Christina-q8d7z]

She wants a criminal case for that lawsuit money!

[@FlowerGirlMy]

could have blamed person who invented a phone too

[@ChelleKT1]

Kind of a flaw in the system though, being able to make multiple accounts. But I guess there’s no way around it.

[@gdurandeau1143]

@@FlowerGirlMy Thought the same thing. She should also sue the person who invented the bed, hoodies and even Justin Bieber, just to name a few.

[@jabellatv3240]

Alice said leave my identity out of this 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brandyb2931]

The look on her friends face at the table when she was explaining how Conor was assaulting her and blaming Luke as dressing up as Conor and doing it would always make her mad at Luke and not Conor was just sheer confusion when she said "right."

[@eeeeeek2514]

This friend has children 😮

[@decepticon8000]

"I have a perfectly capable toilet of holding sick, so why wasn't he just sick at my toilet?" WTH am I watching 😂

[@diamondfaces]

Omg seriously??? Did she really just say that?

[@decepticon8000]

@@diamondfaces 😂

[@kristenpesut]

They had no idea it was her but they said Gemma and Aaron could be brother and sister 😅

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

😂😂

[@joanneford356]

Sorry but I did laugh when “he” had sex wearing a bobble hat 😂

[@michelle99923]

I mean who has sex without one 🙃😂😂😂

[@Elyssa_Wyld]

😂😂😂

[@adrialee8149]

I laughed a couple times I'm afraid to say

[@TimTamRipple]

How did this happen? If they had sex then why didn't she notice there was no male genitalia??? Do they know what a male looks like???

[@jamiejones8508]

Worth remembering that these young vulnerable girls were conned & sexually assaulted by a very disturbed individual. We can all speculate on what they shouldn’t/should have noticed or done, but that’s simply victim derogation at its worst. They were children who shouldn’t have been put in this situation in the first place & it wasn’t their fault that they were.

[@susankay497]

I'm 68 years old...I swear - I could not follow this bizarre convoluted story. It's not logical

[@JR-ho1gt]

Same Susan I'm in my 60's and seriously having difficulty following as well

[@dannyDavies-in5sm]

Bonkers

[@medusa8772]

it is so hard to believe surely Gemma's voice was recognisable As for boy body parts , must have been wearing something.

[@ProjectAsher1]

@@medusa8772 The video showed clips of a little animation wrapping her chest with I believe bandages so that could've made hear appeal more male, not sure about literally everything else though

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

A teenage girl pretended to be a boy and seduced girls. The girls/victims thought she was really a boy and didn't know she was really a girl they knew.

[@thewillisbunch1203]

'How am I meant to know' I thought this was a comedy sketch at first but it's actually quite sinister. I'm shocked 😂

[@jenniferreeves8438]

I desperately need to see pictures of her being these boys. I've been waiting this entire time. Why don't they show it?

[@virg0_lem0nade]

I'm guessing she didn't take any photos while "in character" lol

[@moondust260]

I think there are pics around 10mins mark or so. Definitely before 15mins. Candid teenager pics..

[@rhythmnblues9195]

What is with these 3D recreations? 😂😂😂

[@t.j.7789]

Those are the best part!

[@corgisandtea8257]

Makes me want to load up my Sims 😂

[@MagpieTheAlmighty]

There was this channel, Tomo News, that told news with animations like that, I think they used their clips from this story here

[@orangetown67]

@@corgisandtea8257 no word of a lie, exactly my thoughts! Thinking of playing this out right now... wait, no, I am even humane to my Sims!!! 💙

[@orangetown67]

@@MagpieTheAlmighty Interesting, since I have only seen this in like true crime (like straight up murder) reenactments.

[@Norris83]

Sometimes I feel like I'm not very clever, then these people get tricked by their mate putting a hat on, and I realise I'm ok.

[@sophiebaby4102]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@drsmiggles7262]

For real 😂

[@TessaWright-rx9jz]

The spelling of connor had me rolling 😂

[@comfortmawunyoagama2710]

" Conor was a boy who never spoke a boy who never showed his face, but Jessica fell in love with him." I wasn’t prepared for that 😂💔

[@PicklesBNuts]

Anyone else experiencing second hand embarrassment? Sorry, first time is crazy enough but the second time? THEN coming and telling everyone and airing the dirty laundry? I am dying LMAO...

[@Kat1985e]

I cant comprehend what im watching, like is this for real?😅

[@kenz4207]

it’s not that funny..! they were manipulated children that got sa-ed

[@rm8116]

@@kenz4207yea wtf is wrong with these comments?

[@MikeHausted]

who's here from Ray William Johnson 😂

[@jeromemiller6106]

Me lol!

[@iahmad7320]

Chronically online gang🫂

[@GamerBoy.1761]

Bruh me too! 😂

[@borleyboo5613]

Takes that song, ‘You can keep your hat on’ to a whole new level. 🤣

[@Lizablue0608]

😂 Great, now I’m singing your comment. Hysterical! XD.

[@JF-cd5hc]

😂🤣

[@virg0_lem0nade]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

😂😂

[@brandyb2931]

That damn Mark Zuckerberg! 😂😂 On another note, how do you not recognize one of your friends dressed in boys clothing and a hat. I would be like "We switching up our style?"

[@waterwoman901]

As for why, please realize that a psychopath just ENJOYS messing with people's minds and manipulating them, it is the only form of turn on they know. Gemma will always be a psychopath, she will con again, 100 percent!

[@LoveratLoves]

Yeah it annoys the f out of me when people ask "why why?" when the perpetrator basically just thinks "why not?"

[@Miss.Moth.666]

I find this all very difficult to believe. Ridiculous.

[@interlochen100]

This is the most extraordinary and unbelievable story I've ever heard!!

[@Cevee.]

I remember seeing a documentary of this years ago, and thinking how insane it all sounded. Watching another documentary of the same case I still sit here and think it’s still all insane!

[@sadpuppy4790]

Jess is an absolute hero. What a spunky personality she has! You get what you get with that one. Wish the girls all the best. Growing up is hard enough without someone manipulating and preying on you. They're stronger because of it and will take the experience and lessons learned with them as they navigate the rest of their lives, all the more wiser. Good on them for speaking out.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

"an absolute hero" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 LOOOOLLLL

[@Matilda-y]

Everyone seems quite naive, but also quite vocal at the same time. Didn’t leave anyone to wonder about anything… no it’s all out there. Yikes.

[@Chelle8847]

Yeah, I like it tbh, I really like Jessica and her matter of fact attitude. People need to know this shit, Gemma is capable of a lot more than she was charged for etc. The manipulation and brain washing went so deep, and she learned things about them, to use it against them or to manipulate them, like Jessica saying about her brother having alopecia so she could relate to 'him' not showing his head etc. It's fricken terrifying tbh!

[@butterflies9744]

This makes ABSOLUTELY no sense

[@tanyaknowles6335]

I am so sorry that happened too you both, you very brave young ladies... Nobody should have someone you trust disrespect you so much...❤ Enjoy the rest of your lives ❤❤❤

[@catk7893]

Jess seems like she might have some differences that make her more vulnerable. But still… this is wild.

[@Ayla.a7a]

Definitely what I thought too.

[@LJ-mq9kc]

She started living with her grandmother when she was 14 too. Wonder what happened to the parents. She may have been in an especially vulnerable spot

[@thellasilva]

the grandma imitating the grunt at 30:26 has me in tears for some reason XD I don't know why it's so funny but it is!

[@egg_bun_]

Amazing 😂

[@CherryDreamer96]

Gemma Barker was released early in 2013 after serving 15 months in prison. There was also a couple of similar cases ; Gayle Newland and Gemma Watts

[@juli-annb.anderson8816]

Amazing!! What a story! Young, teenage girls, naive, vulnerable and sometimes a little crazy! The young girl telling her story is really such a delightful young woman and despite having been duped, is actually very sensible. She's moved on and taken it in her stride, ( bravo! ), I'm so glad she found a nice boy and want to wish her and her friends all the best going forward.❤

[@leannemo7382]

It’s been 12 years since this was filmed. They might even be married with children now. 😊

[@juli-annb.anderson8816]

@@leannemo7382 wow!! Thanks.💖🙂

[@marie17082]

13:25 "Did you see his hair"?... "In pictures".... "When you actually met in person... So you saw his hair"? "He had a hat on", lmfao 😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@socialmediamanagement1859]

😂😂

[@hjc9114]

I wonder if Jessica could have autism. It would explain her not recognising that it was the same person. Autistic people can pay close attention to detail but miss the bigger picture. She mentions noticing her teeth, which is a sign of that. It would also explain her general naivety and vulnerability in this situation

[@amandakate4951]

hmm, do you think Alice did too? Alice knew Gemma for 2 yrs & also didn't recognise 4 people were 1 person in different outfits. The only person who is confirmed as autistic is the offender Gemma.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

​@@amandakate4951Yes often autistic people make friends with each other. Autistic people are also more likely to have face blindness. As well as being naive and being more vulnerable to believe lies. Poor Jessica had a brother with alopecia too, so using that excuse probably made her use her heart more than her head too.

[@Ixoraisavampire]

41:59 when a black girl says right in that tone boyyyy 😂😂

[@rosiemaughan2996]

This is crazy i seen alot off stuff on here but this is madddd

[@babble2leeza]

Jessica is adorable. Her innocence ❤ Glad she was not manipulated by a trafficking ring.

[@t.j.7789]

I've never seen a girl her size trafficked. No offense.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Jessica does seem so sweet, I really hope she found a nice boyfriend who treats her well.

[@QBee240]

Girl you saw him many times…the Police saw him once and crack the ‘case’…..this is too much!!…😂

[@illumindonnaughty]

All they had to do was take her hat off! 😂😂

[@valolafson6035]

The police also weren't friends with her. People tend to believe their friends.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Exactly. She is nuts.

[@amandakate4951]

yeh, when she explained to her pal Connor was abusing her but 'then it would come out' that Connor had been at home & Luke had dressed up as Connor, come to her house as Connor (without her realising it was Luke no Connor) & assaulted her. I also found it weird when she realised it was sus when she saw the profile during the night she was 'OMG that's Aaron' but this had taken 6 months, and she'd not clocked Luke & Connor & Aaron & Gemma were all the exact same person in different clothing... despite multiple times having believe Luke had come to her house dressed as Connor, tricked her to think it was Connor then assaulted her...but the night she saw the side profile, she was 'OMG Aaron!'

[@SoundGGirl]

I am horrified by this. I feel really anxious thinking of this level of deceit, involving young girls. I’m still watching this but the girl who first appears at 2:00 is adorable - despite her horrid experience, she’s engaging, smartly dressed for her video appearance and a super confident speaker. I hope she is able to recover, along with the other girls - and they can go on to have fulfilling and happy lives.

[@angkeats7111]

She actually asked them if they were related to Gemma because they looked so similar, so it's odd to say afterwards that she had no idea it was her. I'm not sure age is an excuse for stupidity though. Her friend tried to warn her that it wasn't right aswell.

[@nikkimad100]

And also they had exactly the same teeth! lol

[@frankiefranfraser]

1 - 1st love the hardest "love is blind" 2 - the mind can't always comprehend shocking, almost unbelievable things, it is unbelievable to us and unbelievable to their own minds, like real hard-core proper obvious abuse, you don't beleive it yourself. Must be exact the same thing.

[@TheChorister51]

What about her voice? That would be a giveaway for me.

[@suzyamos681]

Sean Paul Gautier perfume for men 😂😂😂😂 wonder why this girl fell for this ...

[@sammytee70]

Sorry but that was really funny!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@onceuponacrime2027]

Is Jessica a bit slow ..?

[@_JaneDoe000]

Definitely..

[@missmuffet3874]

She does seem like she has some sort of special needs of some sort. I really can’t imagine how anyone could fall for this however inexperienced you were.

[@Cevee.]

You know I was thinking the same! Something about the way she would talk when she was doing the interviews

[@Placebo966]

Oh yeah.

[@Elyssa_Wyld]

She sure ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed

[@BigTayTay]

This is totally on the parents of those teen girls. I understand that you cannot control the internet but you do not allow your child to have a relationship with anyone and you do not thoroughly vet that person. How were they able to wait outside of the boys alleged house for 7 hours and their parents are not aware. Know your kids ppl. Be involved in every aspect of their life.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

The main girl seems neglected, they mentioned she moved in with her grandma at 14. The grandma was probably too old and behind about online interactions and the modern dating world. I also wonder how much the parental neglect contributed to their nievity and inability to see red flags in this case. I hope since then they have been able to develop well.

[@NaoiseCora]

9:38 he smelled like sean pon gaultier 💀

[@mariaeduardabispoferreira4533]

Lmaaaooo

[@g0lden_panth3r2]

😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bergkampsballs7842]

"That's like a famous perfume... for men."

[@carolinediouf4225]

😂😂😂😂😂 I died

[@Gradual_Insanities]

I came looking for this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@monicajayne9174]

I can’t be the only one laughing at Sean-Paul Gaultier

[@mancfox]

Had to rewind it for that to check and then I knew I had struck gold!

[@sunny9233]

Is this a comedy sketch? funniest video i have seen in a while.

[@marie17082]

WTF did I just watch? Looool 😅🤦🏽‍♀️

[@DesertBirdie]

I commented the EXACT same. It's bizarre.

[@marie17082]

@@DesertBirdie I know, right?! What's the world coming to???!!! Loooool 😂😂😂

[@orangeflu]

I don't care what anyone says, Jess is awesome! What an embarrassing thing to have happen but she's honest about it and I adore her!!

[@DanLeeAdventures]

You would think they would have caught on to the fact that they never seen the two of them together they were mutual friends on Facebook had mutual friends in real life Gemma or her alter ego never in the same place at the same time

[@emelie2377]

That's why she lied about getting a full time job. When situations accured that they both should be at she could just blame why she's not there on work.

[@astynfindlay6138]

You're all asking how a hat makes you unrecognisable, i present to you joe goldberg 👀🤣

[@christinawojton7408]

😂

[@LiaM-om3ec]

Sorry but they didn’t recognise their OWN FRIEND in a hat ???

[@TelmasPodcast]

Facebook is not to blame. Gemma was the one to blame

[@cherylcunningham8021]

Someone who won't speak to you directly but only text you and grunt? Uh no girl.........blood red flags.

[@truthbefacts]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Frugal637]

It’s really weird

[@Lexibellington]

what a weird ending to this documentary.

[@jenniferreeves8438]

The upbeat music at the end just didn't fit either lol

[@charmainebbl]

Meeting someone you met online at a park is wild. Don't ever meet someone at a park even if its busy wtf

[@secsteria]

why

[@charmainebbl]

@@secsteria You can easily be kidnapped in a park, always meet someone online in a very public place.

[@secsteria]

@@charmainebbl are you sure youre not fantasising 🤣

[@charmainebbl]

@@secsteria nope it’s actually quite common it happens even daily with people not even meeting from online. :)

[@secsteria]

@@charmainebbl how would that work then? pick you up and leg it? 🤣

[@ryannebarlow9213]

Blaming the creator of Facebook for you getting catfished is idiotic.

[@valolafson6035]

It's almost like she's a child.

[@frozenrose84]

well... but it's fair o blame Zuckerberg for his role in undermining democracies around the world... which is even worse.

[@ryannebarlow9213]

@@valolafson6035 I get what you're saying, but it's still a little ridiculous.

[@agme8045]

@@valolafson6035i wonder at what age I’ll start believing 15 year olds are retarded by default, it’s been almost 5 years since I was 15, and this is not normal behavior. Apparently older people either forget about what it’s like to be a teenager, or most of you were also absurdly dumb and immature.

[@poppyakers]

​@@valolafson6035 yeah and children are idiots

[@amo2464]

Learning disability? Gemma seems extremely smart and cunning. Imagine the logistics of pulling off this farce!

[@chrisg7011]

Deffo slow girls and a predator older girl. She wasn't even that smart just determined

[@nicolaball3313]

Exactly,

[@newforestpixie5297]

one could possibly describe Gemma as a cunning linguist - at least when on line.

[@annoyedaussie3942]

You can be both at the same time, I had an iq test done and put me well above average however one particular test I was considered borderline as in bottom 10%. So I am sort smart but slow at routine tasks or something like that. It actually makes sense to me know because doing things like copying what a teacher wrote on a blackboard I couldn't keep up but most people could.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Yeah a learning disability doesn't mean low IQ. It just means bad at another group of skills, so dyspraxia bad at maths, dyslexia bad at writing and spelling, ADHD bad at concentrating etc. I definitely think her lawyer used this as an excuse and so people who don't know about disabilities would be softer on her.

[@yvonnesheehan9079]

Would love to know about Gemma’s family and there thoughts on all of this.

[@heatherknoxt]

You couldn’t water board this out of me, omfg

[@amo2464]

They had to reveal it to get justice. They were raped

[@frozenrose84]

that's what makes Jessica so strong... because keeing your mouth shut just helps the abuser...

[@macymacks]

I refuse to believe Gemma has trouble understanding social situations because she was able to navigate being 3 different people for a long time.