Posted on 12/05/2005 8:39:28 AM PST by laney
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario plans to review a court decision that acquitted a man of sexual assault charges because he suffers from "sexsomnia" and was asleep at the time of the incident.
The Office of the Attorney General, which oversees the province's prosecutions, said on Thursday it needs to research its options for an appeal because of the strange circumstances of the case.
"This matter will be carefully considered to determine our next steps," said Brendan Crawley, a spokesman for the Attorney General.
Jan Luedecke, 33, was acquitted of sexual assault charges on Tuesday because he said he was asleep during the attack.
A sleep expert testified that Luedecke suffers from a disorder that causes sexsomnia -- involuntary sexual behavior during sleep -- which he had experienced before.
The court heard that Luedecke and the female victim met at a party. She testified she fell asleep and woke up to find Luedecke having sex with her. She pushed him away and called the police.
Luedecke confessed to police after he discovered was still wearing a condom and realized he had had sex.
Canadian media reported that the victim left the courtroom in tears when the verdict was read, and said she would take the case to the highest court possible.
The Crown has 30 days to present its appeal.
http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Archives/CJP/2003/june/shapiro.asp
Seems like you dont know what you are talking about.
That publication is idiotic. People with a history of substance abuse or psychological problems claiming they "don't remember" sexually abusing a woman or girl? That's the proof they were sleeping? What a society we live in. Thomas Szasz would have a field day. Do you really feel good about yourself for enabling these people?
I was only making the point that this is an actual condition. Im not saying that this was the actual cause of the crime in question.
Thanks for sharing your opinion with the thread. It's refreshing to hear someone pick my post out of several others that disagree as well. I am flattered. I was posting MY opinion to this particular article and I stand by every word. Don't try to act like I don't know what I am talking about. You will notice I said "In this case..... If you still don't understand my post, sorry, not my problem. You said yourself to PianoMan:
Im not saying that this was the actual cause of the crime in question.
***Well, I was talking about this thread.
That guy may or may not be an idiot, cant speak to that. But, i assure all of you that this is a very real condition. I am a college educated, successful entrepreneur with absolutely no history of mental illness, violence, sexual predatory experiences, or anything of that nature. However, girls whom I have been in a relationship with have told me that we have sex when i am sleeping. Most of the time I am the one making the first move. I have had to warn friends (of the opposite sex) that sleep in the same bed as me. I told them to bite my finger if i did anything figuring that would surely wake me up. Luckily nothing ever happened.
Refer to post #24 above ok. I am entitled to my opinion same as you and I could care less about your sex life. It is THIS particular case I was REFERRING to and I stand by my opinion. If YOU still cant understand I am referring to THIS article ONLY, its not my problem.
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