Ex-Ryder Cup caddie 'outed architect's secret life as a transvestite'

A former Ryder Cup golf caddie turned dominatrix has been accused of "outing" an architect's secret life as a transvestite in a spiteful revenge campaign.

The victim, 54, who has a supportive female partner and a daughter at university would dress up in women's clothes and call himself "Tina" to help deal with stress.

But when he placed an avert in a transgender magazine looking for companionship, he fell foul of 70-year old William Hainsworth, a dominance fetishist who called himself "The Master."

Hainsworth offered to the meet the man - known as Mr X - at a train station near Manchester only to swear revenge when the victim backed out of the rendezvous at the last minute, sending a text reading: "Tina is no longer here."

Over a six-week period, Hainsworth sent voicemails to the victim saying: "I will bury you, you've f---ed me about far enough. I'm going to send people round. You can't hide" before mailing a letter to the the boss of his architects practice disclosing Mr X's cross dressing.

Police were called after the pensioner posted notes on the windows of empty shops near the practice, claiming Mr X's alter-ego sold herself as a sex slave and included the contact details for his workplace.

He was also seen loitering outside Mr X's home.

At Manchester Magistrates' Court, the victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - relived his ordeal in the witness box as Hainsworth was convicted of harassment between April 1 and May 13 this year.

The court heard Mr X's partner knew he dressed up in women's clothes but she supported him and "accepted that part of him".

But in March trouble began after he posted a personal ad in the magazine Transliving saying he was willing to meeting other men - particularly a "master".

Speaking from behind a screen, Mr X told the court: "I didn't expect to receive anything but I received a reply from Master James William Hainsworth and he wanted to meet up with Tina.

"I sent him pictures of me dressed up as a woman. This is a form of escapism for me and helps me to deal with stress.

"We exchanged texts for a meeting to take place but we didn't plan for him to come down on a specific day or anything, I didn't know he was going to come. I never agreed to that.

"In the beginning we did briefly speak about him coming to my house but nothing was decided and I felt that I no longer needed to be her and wanted to move on from that part of my life. My partner found out and it was that at point that I decided to stop it.

"At first things were amicable with him but I then received a number of messages from him telling me that he wanted to 'bury me'. They weren't threatening at first but they gradually got worse. I bought him a bottle of brandy by way of apology and tried to calm down the situation.

"But I receiving a ton of messages and voice mails, letters and parcels from him to me, some appeared at my work, and some were sent to my family."

Prosecutor John Richards said: "This was a cacophony of abuse towards the victim from the defendant, first by text messages, then voicemail, then letters, which affected his personal life and his business life.

"When the victim is under stress or concerned about life he dresses up as a female and adopts the persona of Tina. He does this to help deal with his problems, which are due to stresses caused throughout his life.

"He considers this part of his life to be private and personal and his partner supports him through this and accepts that part of him."

"There was a lot of abuse and threats towards the victim which caused him to fear for his safety, and the safety for his partner and daughter."

Hainsworth, of Birstall, near Batley, West Yorks, denied wrongdoing, saying: "She messaged me, she must be responsible for her actions.

"My accuser doesn't live in my world. If he lived in my world I would have to bury him. I would have kicked him up and down the fairway. I wanted to bury him - I wanted a war.

"For 32 years I was a professional golf caddie and my team won the Ryder Cup. This wasn't forced. Why didn't he want to meet me?

"He sent me those pictures of him dressed as a woman out of the blue and he was dressed as a waiter and in evening underwear - I wasn't impressed by them.

"The contact them started between us. 10 days later we decided to meet. I travelled all the way down from Leeds and I then got a text saying 'She isn't in'.

"I was raging, steam was coming out of my ears. I got a bottle of brandy from her saying sorry but he was the one who was being abusive. Why send me those messages, why send me those pictures if you are not going to meet me.

"A leopard can't change it's spots. If you order a taxi to Manchester Airport from Piccadilly, you have to get in that taxi. I wanted to tell him face to face that it didn't matter that he liked to dress up as woman, he needed to accept that.

"That was something he needed to tell people. Why was he running away and hiding from me. Why did he message me if he couldn't meet me. I thought we could meet, argue then be done with it and move on, but he wasn't letting me do that.

"He was running and hiding. He couldn't face me. It's ridiculous. He doesn't live in my world. He is an intellectual educated man, but he can't face me."

The court heard Hainsworth had previous convictions for harassment. he will sentenced next month and was granted bail on condition he does not contact the victim and his workplace.

JP Hilary Clayton told him: "The victim gave evidence which was honest, coherent, responsible and reliable whilst yours has been inconceivable and incoherent. You sent him a number of abusive and threatening messages causing distress to the victim and those around him."