Belgian man acquitted of raping daughter due to ’sexsomnia’
March 31st, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by BNO NewsBRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — A Belgian man was acquitted of charges he raped his four-year-old daughter because he did it in his sleep, Belgian media reported on Tuesday.
The ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’ (HLN) newspaper reported that the 30-year-old man, who was only identified as F. L., admitted to raping his daughter but claimed he was not aware of his acts. He said he is suffering from sexsomnia, which causes people to engage in sexual acts such as masturbation, fondling and rape while they are asleep.
Experts don’t rule out the possibility of sexsomnia and say he does not appear to be a pedophile, the newspaper reported. The mother and the prosecutor’s office are appealing the court decision.
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