Catfishing Queen Sentenced in Drumchapel | Glasgow News

A 32-year-old woman from Drumchapel, Sarah Brennan, was sentenced to a £2,000 fine, 12 months of supervision, and five years on the sex offenders register after being caught catfishing under the alias “Matthew Jay” to trick two women into sending him intimate photos. She admitted to romance fraud and stalking, with the judge calling it a sinister online scam with sexual motives. The first victim, targeted in 2019 via Instagram, discovered the deception when she contacted Brennan’s mom — who had no cousin named Matthew — and later faced harassment and threats. In 2021, Brennan repeated the scheme posing as a lawyer, only for the second victim’s friends to uncover her identity theft. Brennan, now remorseful and jobless, has struggled to rebuild her life — but justice still came down hard: a three-year non-harassment order bans all contact with victims, and jail time was avoided — for now. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c8740e94b0661ddb