Man Acquitted of Rape; Says He Was Asleep

[buh_buh]

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Offbeat News
Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004
Man Acquitted of Rape; Says He Was Asleep


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.

[Khyron]

Actually pretty common. Not sure about using it for a rape defense though.

Khyron

[BebeAphrodite]

what's common?

[DUBBED]

Man I've had conversations with my friends while they've been asleep. The next day they don't even remember talking to me. I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened although it wouldn't be my first line of defense in a rape trial.

[DJ Lazy]

Doing stuff in your sleep that is illegal (or legal) and getting away with what you did..

Correct me if I am wrong Khryon

[Shaolin]

my buddy had sex with his girlfriend (well fiancee now) one night and he didn't even know it.. he woke up the next morning and his girlfriend was just all over him.. i guess he just got up, started doin her and she'd ask him questions and he didn't say a thing (he was asleep) and continued on with his business.

another one where he was asleep.. i guess he was asking his girlfriend to give him head, and he asked in a kid's way (IE. girlfriend's name is Jane for this example. "Janeeeeeee, can you... ummm... you knoww... he he he... ummmm.")

like that. Anyways, i guess his girlfriend was like "aww fine" and gave it to him.. the next morning, he gets ready for work, girlfriend's sitting in the kitchen glaring at him and he was like "What? " and she told him what happened last night and he was like ummm, i was asleep..

[ryder_23]

I guess it could be somewhat believable. My mom wakes me up some morning, has a talk, tells me what i have to do, and dont remember anything. This one time i had a shower, went back to sleep, woke up, hair wet, shower still going, and didnt even know i had a shower

[import_illusion]

Originally posted by Shaolin
my buddy had sex with his girlfriend (well fiancee now) one night and he didn't even know it.. he woke up the next morning and his girlfriend was just all over him.. i guess he just got up, started doin her and she'd ask him questions and he didn't say a thing (he was asleep) and continued on with his business.

another one where he was asleep.. i guess he was asking his girlfriend to give him head, and he asked in a kid's way (IE. girlfriend's name is Jane for this example. "Janeeeeeee, can you... ummm... you knoww... he he he... ummmm.&quot

like that. Anyways, i guess his girlfriend was like "aww fine" and gave it to him.. the next morning, he gets ready for work, girlfriend's sitting in the kitchen glaring at him and he was like "What? " and she told him what happened last night and he was like ummm, i was asleep..

lol ..that's alot pleasure without even knowing it haha

[el_fefes]

When I lived in a 2 story house, I went to sleep in my bedroom, on the second floor, and woke up on the couch. I wen't down the stairs with all my sheets, and I didn't even remeber doing it...pretty messed up

[jaysas_63]

yea a similar case in canada...this guy (in his sleep) drives down all the way across town, to his parents in law house, goes in, goes up to their room, and stabs them to death with a kictchen knife (he was holding the blade while stabing, so he cut his hand up too)....yea so he was aquitted based on the fact that he had no mens rea....and without mens rea , and actus rea u can't be charged

[djayz]

interesting...
the woman was sleeping while the rape was going on cuz she woke up and the man was in front of her doing it

so technically there should be no case cuz they were both sleeping! ha

[buh_buh]

well just because he's asleep doesn't really change the fact that she got raped...

[camero]

Originally posted by Shaolin
my buddy had sex with his girlfriend (well fiancee now) one night and he didn't even know it.. he woke up the next morning and his girlfriend was just all over him.. i guess he just got up, started doin her and she'd ask him questions and he didn't say a thing (he was asleep) and continued on with his business.

[Zephyr]

dam she must be that ugly to make u fall asleep while doing it....

[Khyron]

Originally posted by CuteAsianAngel
what's common?

Having sex when you're sleeping. I've never actually done the full deed, but I've been told that I can sometimes start groping my woman and still be sound ass asleep. I've read a bunch of cases (all married couples) where the husband has sex with his wife and doesn't remember the next morning. Raping a stranger seems really odd though.

Khyron

[djfob]

Originally posted by buh_buh
well just because he's asleep doesn't really change the fact that she got raped...

this is a good point........he didn't know it but it still happened

[cycosis]

[hyperwhite]

"it's ok, i'm asleep "

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by hyperwhite
"it's ok, i'm asleep "

lol ill remeber to use that line next time i stay at my fiances lol

[Ferio_vti]

Originally posted by Shaolin
my buddy had sex with his girlfriend (well fiancee now) one night and he didn't even know it.. he woke up the next morning and his girlfriend was just all over him.. i guess he just got up, started doin her and she'd ask him questions and he didn't say a thing (he was asleep) and continued on with his business.

another one where he was asleep.. i guess he was asking his girlfriend to give him head, and he asked in a kid's way (IE. girlfriend's name is Jane for this example. "Janeeeeeee, can you... ummm... you knoww... he he he... ummmm.&quot

like that. Anyways, i guess his girlfriend was like "aww fine" and gave it to him.. the next morning, he gets ready for work, girlfriend's sitting in the kitchen glaring at him and he was like "What? " and she told him what happened last night and he was like ummm, i was asleep..

hahaha, that sux. He's scoring and he doesn't even know it.