Married ‘sexsomniac’ jailed after ‘involuntarily’ raping colleague
- The man was sentenced to eight years in jail, with the ultimate two suspended
A married man who claimed he’s a ‘sexsomniac’ and acted ‘involuntarily’ after he raped a piece colleague in his sleep has been jailed six years after the assault.
The 30-year-old man, who can’t be named to guard the anonymity of the sufferer, was discovered responsible of 1 rely of rape on the Central Criminal Court in Dublin final December.
The man first tried to persuade the sufferer to get into mattress with him and made two sexual advances, earlier than undressing and raping her as soon as she had fallen asleep, the Journal studies.
Justice Kerida Naidoo sentenced the person to eight years in jail immediately, with the ultimate two years suspended on strict circumstances, together with that the person locations himself underneath the supervision of the Probation Service.
He additionally mentioned whereas the person accepted that he had non-consensual intercourse with the girl, he didn’t settle for wrongdoing and claimed his actions have been ‘involuntary’.
The man’s authorized workforce claimed that he suffered from a sleep problem referred to as sexsomnia, which causes an individual to have interaction in sexual behaviour whereas asleep.
A married man who claimed he’s a ‘sexsomniac’ and acted ‘involuntarily’ after he raped a piece colleague in his sleep has been jailed six years after the assault (file picture)
The court docket heard how the person and the girl attended a celebration on February 8, 2018, after which they went to his Dublin condo, the place they arrived round 5.30am the subsequent day.
The sufferer introduced the person to his bed room, earlier than returning to the lounge the place she meant to sleep.
She refused his first invitation to sleep in his mattress, however accepted the second time as a result of it was chilly in the lounge, the court docket was instructed.
The girl was totally clothed when she went to sleep, however she later woke as much as discover the person raping her.
She requested him what he was doing and he simply replied: ‘You needed me.’ The girl left his flat and reported the rape to the gardai a number of days later.
When the person was questioned by police, he claimed nothing had occurred and he solely remembered going to mattress.
DNA proof proved there was semen on the girl’s underwear and on her tights.
‘When you’ve been violated in that approach, it appears like any individual has taken a bit of you,’ the girl instructed the court docket in her sufferer impression assertion.
‘You really feel like one thing disgusting has been inside you, and there’s nothing you are able to do to make your self really feel clear.’
When imposing the sentence, the choose additionally highlighted the impression the rape had on the sufferer.
Kathleen Leader SC, defending, mentioned he ‘expresses his real and honest regret’ in direction of the girl over what occurred.
The choose took the 19 testimonials that have been handed to the court docket from his spouse, household, former employers and pals into consideration when handing down his sentence.
He mentioned the person had an opportunity at rehabilitation, however his unwillingness to simply accept wrongdoing may make him much less of a candidate for this.
The 30-year-old man, who can’t be named to guard the anonymity of the sufferer, was discovered responsible of 1 rely of rape on the Central Criminal Court (pictured) in Dublin final December
This comes after a Swedish man had his rape conviction overturned – after an attraction court docket heard the assault might have been the results of ‘sexsomnia’.
Mikael Halvarsson was cleared of the cost after consultants mentioned he had no reminiscence of the alleged assault and was asleep through the incident.
Halvarsson was accused after a lady referred to as police claiming she had been attacked on April 2, 2014, court docket paperwork reveal.
Translated court docket paperwork revealed that they’d been sleeping in the identical mattress with separate blankets, abc News studies.
It provides that Halvarsson was nonetheless asleep in her mattress when police arrived.
But Sundsvall appeals court docket heard how a earlier girlfriend mentioned he had as soon as tried to have intercourse together with her whereas she was sleeping and that he had acted confused when she stopped him.
Along with this testimony, Halvarsson’s mom confirmed that he had suffered from disturbed sleeping patterns previously, the paperwork revealed.
