According to the Daily Record, McNab has 17 prior convictions for 22 offences and was still under a suspended sentence order at the time of 2021 incidents. He is originally from Glasgow, Scotland.

Previously convicted as a male, McNab had been placed on the sex offender registry and made subject to notification requirements in 2011 after sexually assaulting a pre-teen girl. He has apparently breached his sentencing conditions more than 10 times since they were applied.

McNab began identifying as a woman shortly after the sexual assault and, despite one condition of his sentence requiring him to notify police of any changes in identity, he downloaded social media apps using the name "Chloe Thompson" without first informing law enforcement. He was charged with the breach in May of 2021, and given a suspended sentence.

Suspended sentence? I agree with the suspended part