Can they not, I dunno, get the opinion of a doctor? Ask someone to rule whether she actually *does* have sexsomnia or not? If it doesn’t actually matter, then surely this means every rape case where the victim was asleep can be dismissed on the remote possibility that the victim suffers from sexsomnia?
So the fact the condition exists was enough? Nevermind, checks notes, seeing if she fking has it?
That’s a bit concerning, I’ve woken up during, and just assumed she initiated it.
>The CPS then hired their own expert in response. He concluded that “a history of sleepwalking, even once at the age of 16 years, and ongoing sleep talking or any family history, is entirely adequate to establish a predisposition to sexsomnia”.
Sounds tenuous as fuck to me.
Everything about this stinks of corruption.
I’d love to know if the CPS shared the identity of their expert with the defence lawyers before they got the report back. I bet they did.
*Dr Ebrahim explained there was limited scientific research and* ***no precise way of diagnosing sexsomnia.***
How is something that has no diagnostic criteria with limited scientific proof even being allowed to be considered pre-trial like this? For rape of all things?
This is disgusting I’m afraid, it’s a travesty. I hope she gets compensation from the CPS. This is actually outrageous.
Surely the statements from previous partners would be enough to dispel the therory she had this disorder? Sexsomnia isn’t a one time thing.
ITT: a lot of arguing back and forth about the definition of ‘reasonable doubt’ and the reliability of experts saying she **may** have the condition, and all of it irrelevant because the CPS’ own review after her appeal said “Whoops, we bollocksed it on this one”.
CPS got it wrong here, simple as that. Hope her damages claim absolutely rinses them.
Lots of holes in this story (if you pardon the pun) who was the guy? Was it a friend a boyfriend a stranger? Had she consumed any drugs prior to this? How drunk was she? Both should have been tested I would have thought? And how many similar cases are there? Not exactly the guys fault if he thought she was consenting and if I was on a jury I wouldn’t be happy sending him to prison for many years and giving him the tag of being a rapist for what is an unfortunate circumstance
If he hadn’t raped her. Why did he immediately get up and run out of the room after saying, I thought you were awake – that’s a very odd thing to say. Why not stay and talk to her or seem surprised when she asked what happened. Then when questioned by police go no comment in his interview.
Very little extra information during the programme though. Did she know him? Had they got into bed together or did he come down during a party and get into the bed? Too many questions unanswered in this documentary.
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Can they not, I dunno, get the opinion of a doctor? Ask someone to rule whether she actually *does* have sexsomnia or not? If it doesn’t actually matter, then surely this means every rape case where the victim was asleep can be dismissed on the remote possibility that the victim suffers from sexsomnia?
So the fact the condition exists was enough? Nevermind, checks notes, seeing if she fking has it?
That’s a bit concerning, I’ve woken up during, and just assumed she initiated it.
>The CPS then hired their own expert in response. He concluded that “a history of sleepwalking, even once at the age of 16 years, and ongoing sleep talking or any family history, is entirely adequate to establish a predisposition to sexsomnia”.
Sounds tenuous as fuck to me.
Everything about this stinks of corruption.
I’d love to know if the CPS shared the identity of their expert with the defence lawyers before they got the report back. I bet they did.
*Dr Ebrahim explained there was limited scientific research and* ***no precise way of diagnosing sexsomnia.***
How is something that has no diagnostic criteria with limited scientific proof even being allowed to be considered pre-trial like this? For rape of all things?
This is disgusting I’m afraid, it’s a travesty. I hope she gets compensation from the CPS. This is actually outrageous.
Surely the statements from previous partners would be enough to dispel the therory she had this disorder? Sexsomnia isn’t a one time thing.
ITT: a lot of arguing back and forth about the definition of ‘reasonable doubt’ and the reliability of experts saying she **may** have the condition, and all of it irrelevant because the CPS’ own review after her appeal said “Whoops, we bollocksed it on this one”.
CPS got it wrong here, simple as that. Hope her damages claim absolutely rinses them.
Lots of holes in this story (if you pardon the pun) who was the guy? Was it a friend a boyfriend a stranger? Had she consumed any drugs prior to this? How drunk was she? Both should have been tested I would have thought? And how many similar cases are there? Not exactly the guys fault if he thought she was consenting and if I was on a jury I wouldn’t be happy sending him to prison for many years and giving him the tag of being a rapist for what is an unfortunate circumstance
If he hadn’t raped her. Why did he immediately get up and run out of the room after saying, I thought you were awake – that’s a very odd thing to say. Why not stay and talk to her or seem surprised when she asked what happened. Then when questioned by police go no comment in his interview.
Very little extra information during the programme though. Did she know him? Had they got into bed together or did he come down during a party and get into the bed? Too many questions unanswered in this documentary.