17 September, 2006


'Sexsomnia sufferer' cleared of rape

Thursday, the 1st of December 2005. 1:11pm (AEDT)

A Canadian man has been acquitted of raping a woman after the judge ruled that he was asleep during the attack.

Jan Luedecke and his alleged victim had both attended a party in 2003.

The woman fell asleep on the couch and when she awoke, she says she found Luedecke having sex with her.

He was charged with sexual assault, but at the trial, sleep experts and psychiatrists testified he suffered from sexsomnia.

Similar to sleepwalking, sexsomnia is when a person has sex while they are still asleep.

The judge accepted the argument.

The victim and women's groups are furious with the decision.

In 1996, a Canadian man was acquitted of killing his wife after it was determined he had been sleepwalking.

ABC 1-12-5

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1520797.htm


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