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After Prison Release, BBC Documentary Revives Scotland’s “Catfish Nurse” Case

Victims who unmasked Adele Rennie say the true number targeted far exceeds the dozen-plus in court.

Overview

  • Adele Rennie, 35, used stolen images and a voice‑changing app to pose as men such as “Dr David Graham,” grooming women and leveraging intimate images.
  • Targets formed an online sleuth group, used reverse‑image searches, and linked the fake profiles to Rennie, a nurse who had cared for a victim’s relative at Crosshouse Hospital.
  • Courts have jailed Rennie on multiple occasions in 2017, 2019 and 2024 for stalking and sexual offences, and she is on the sex‑offenders register.
  • Recently released from prison, Rennie issued an apology and said she has received medical help.
  • The three‑part BBC series The Beauty Queen and the Catfish begins airing Sunday on BBC Scotland and iPlayer, with victims estimating the total targeted could approach 100.