Man Acquitted of Rape; Says He Was Asleep

[Champ]

OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian court has acquitted a man accused of raping a sleeping woman after he said he was also asleep at the time.

The 18-year old woman, who had gone to sleep dressed in trousers and a sweater on a sofa after a party with friends, awoke to find the 34-year-old man having sex with her. The man said he was woken by her screams for help.

"He said that he was asleep and the majority of the judges found that they could not rule out the possibility," defense lawyer Christian Riig told NRK public radio on Thursday.

The three-judge panel in the court in Inderoy, west Norway, acquitted him by a 2-1 margin because of doubts about whether he had been conscious.

Riig declined to speculate about how the man, who had been drinking, could have had sex in his sleep, apparently after undressing the woman. But he said an ex-partner of the man had testified by telephone that similar things had happened to her.

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[Arkana]

1. That fella musta been having some GOOD dreams...

:evilgrin:

[pres2032]

2. wrong, just wrong

:spank:

[Phillycat]

3. There's actually a medical condition that does that.

Not excusing this guy, but I know I read about some medical condition where this happens.

[demnan]

4. It's a man's world for sure

No woman would ever get away with an excuse like that.

[StopTheMorans]

5. i've heard of sleep-walking, but sleep-fucking?

i wonder if it's possible to have an orgasm while you're doing that :shrug:

[zbdent]

6. Isn't that how many freeplings have come into being?

after their mother was sleeping off a bender, awoke to find herself pregnant? Often by the husband, but not 100 percent?

(sleepfucking, that is)

[StopTheMorans]

7. "Often by the husband, but not 100 percent?"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :thumbsup:

[WI_DEM]

8. And they call that justice?

Cmon' what a bunch of shit.

[Zuni]

9. That guy is now thinking "I can't believe they bought it!"

It was probably the first thing he thought of when the girl started screaming at him