A Scottish man has escaped prison after he was found not guilty of rape following his claim that he suffers from “sexsomnia.” Darrell Swanson, 39 and from Dunfermline, Fife, said that his rare psychological condition meant that he had no idea he was having sex in the night and that because of this, he couldn’t be found guilty. It seems a judge agreed.
1. SWANSON WAS CHARGED WITH THREE HISTORIC COUNTS OF RAPE.Two of the counts involved a 36-year-old woman while the third involved a 30-year-old woman who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged assault, the Central Fife Times reports. It was claimed that he further sent the latter victim explicit photos and messages when she was 24.
2. THE ALLEGED VICTIM CLAIMED HE HAD NO MEMORY OF HAVING SEX WITH THE 36-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. Read the full article here ▶
