Man Found Not Guilty In Sex Assault Because He Was Asleep

WKMG TV ^ | December 2, 2005 | author not named

[HighWheeler]

Rape crisis counselors and women's advocates are outraged Thursday after a man in Toronto, Canada was found not guilty of raping a woman because he was sleepwalking at the time, according to a Local 6 News report.

Canadian lawyers said Jan Luedecke, 33, suffers from a rare condition called sexomnia. The genetic disorder combines sleepwalking with sexual acts and is often brought on by alcohol, according to the report.

The two had met at a party in 2003 and she woke up on the couch to find Luedecke on top of her.

He was charged with sexual assault after the attack. However, at a trial, sleep experts testified that Luedecke suffered from sexomnia.

A judge then ruled Wednesday that the landscaper was essentially sleepwalking during sex and was not guilty of the rape.

The woman even said Luedecke seemed "out of it" during the incident, Local 6 News reported.

"He was not normal," she said. "During the entire altercation, when someone touches you, you can feel their body heat. He had no body heat. His arms were very limp."

Four other women testified the Luedecke had previously had "sleep sex" with them as well, according to the report.

[HighWheeler]

Sexomnia?

[DoughtyOne]

Damn, it never occurred to me...

I suppose it's possible, but these guys should come with a warning label.

[SolutionsOnly]

But we're talking about sleep-raping here, not sleep-walking.

[HighWheeler]

Hey - you do the crime, you do the time.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

subsitute she for he and that describes my EX-wife when we'd have our "altercations"...

[lesser_satan]

"He was not normal," she said. "During the entire altercation, when someone touches you, you can feel their body heat. He had no body heat. His arms were very limp."

And she wasn't able to fight him off?

[KarinG1]

Anybody that tries raping me will wake up to find himself bleeding, if he wakes up at all.

[Cobra64]

Anybody that tries raping me will wake up to find himself bleeding, if he wakes up at all.

Mr. Clinton, meet Karin. Karin, this is Bill.

[Ben Mugged]

Assault with a dead weapon.

[HighWheeler]

LMAO!


KarinG1, would you like to bring the XPOTUS a pizza?

[sd-joe]

combines sleepwalking with sexual acts and is often brought on by alcohol

LOL. It is fairly common, I would think.

[snowman1]

Just make sure it's laced w/salt peter

[Sacajaweau]

His arms were limp.....And how about his other appendages!

S H R I N K A G E

[operation clinton cleanup]

Canadian lawyers said Jan Luedecke, 33, suffers from a rare condition called sexomnia. The genetic disorder combines sleepwalking with sexual acts and is often brought on by alcohol, according to the report.

Let me know when they discover a genetic disorder that allows me to rob banks while I sleep.

[Frank_2001]

In other words, Don't mess with Texas!;)

[lesser_satan]

LOL!

[sgtbono2002]

*****The two had met at a party in 2003 and she woke up on the couch to find Luedecke on top of her*******

It sounds to me like she was asleep too. How did she get to the couch from the party? I have taken women home but they were awake on the trip. They damned sure didnt get on the couch asleep.

[Ole Okie]

At least as good a defense as the "Twinky" defense.

What portals this opens up. Sexomnia??

[Khurkris]

"sexomnia, thats what I got...yeah...thats the ticket..sexomnia"