Please stop posting that he shouldn't have invited her into his bed since that's apparently not what happened... read the OP and links BEFORE commenting.
Stephen Lee Davies, 43, of Pembroke Dock, claimed he was innocent because he suffered from sexsomnia. He was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl staying at his home. The jury took just over an hour to find him not guilty. A sleep consultant gave evidence at the trial confirming that what Mr Davies said was probably true. His wife, and a former partner, also gave evidence on how they became used to being "groped" in the night. They said he would have sex with them in his sleep and remember nothing in the morning The girl had been staying at Mr Davies’s home in Swansea when she became ill and was told to share his bed because his room was cooler. She woke up in the middle of the night because he had sex with her. Mr Davies was already asleep in the bed and told the court he had no idea she was there.
Now while the exact circumstances of the night remain a bit unclear the fact of matter is that he had sex with a 16 year old against her will. The rape itself happened and was not denied. He was cleared of the rape charge because he suffers from "sexsomnia".
Makes sense since it was clearly unintentional so the rape charge cannot be used. It'd be interesting what alternative charges they can put forward in this case, since I don't think there is any legal precedent for this as it is really quite unusual to unintentionally have sex with somebody against their will.
If he knew he'd done that regulary before, WHY THE FUCK did he let her share his bed? If she was sick and it was cooler, surely he could have swapped beds...
Wtf man, that's pretty sad for that girl... I guess there's no way to tell whether he was awake or not. The girl must have said something to clear his name, i suspect something more sinister going on. Who suggested she sleep in his bed
It's clearly indicated someone else told the girl to go the bed since the room was cooler, it says Mr. Davies was already asleep. Please read before commenting
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
He wasn't the one who told her to sleep in his bed. But yeah I agree, if he can't control it and isn't even awake while it is happening you can hardly charge him with rape.
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
Unless he was already asleep like it says before she moved and had no idea.
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
The article says he was already asleep in the bed, so it sounds like someone else told her to sleep there.
They would have found him guilty if he was the one who had told her to sleep in his bed.
And it's unlikely that he was lying since otherwise her testimony would have contradicted his.
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
The article says he was already asleep in the bed, so it sounds like someone else told her to sleep there.
They would have found him guilty if he was the one who had told her to sleep in his bed.
I don't know who told her to sleep there. I read several articles about this and none described the night thoroughly. I also totally ninja edited provocateur and rarak by putting the "he didn't know she was there" thing in after the first reply. Was my mistake.
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
The article says he was already asleep in the bed, so it sounds like someone else told her to sleep there.
They would have found him guilty if he was the one who had told her to sleep in his bed.
I don't know who told her to sleep there. I read several articles about this and none described the night thoroughly. I also totally ninja edited provocateir by putting the "he didn't know she was there" thing in after the first reply.
im just trying to figure out how the court reporters could glaze over something that's pretty damn important...??? jesus
On July 05 2011 22:40 Provocateur wrote: If you have sexsomnia maybe you shouldn't sleep in the same bed as a 16-year-old girl? An adult like him should know better.
The article says he was already asleep in the bed, so it sounds like someone else told her to sleep there.
They would have found him guilty if he was the one who had told her to sleep in his bed.
I don't know who told her to sleep there. I read several articles about this and none described the night thoroughly. I also totally ninja edited provocateur by putting the "he didn't know she was there" thing in after the first reply.
Yeah I don't know it all seems rather fishy to me. Just feel sorry for the girl, can't imagine the disgust she must've felt realizing an elderly man is molesting her.
It's the major problem of all jurisdisdiction. Nobody can know what happened for sure, often enough not even victims and witnesses (beeing neutral, even towards oneself, can be an almost impossible, some would say always impossible, thing).
I think clearing the charges is, in general, the best way to go, even though it can be very cruel. "I'ld rather let free a hundred criminals than punishing a single innocent" - I don't know where this quote comes from, but I always agreed with it.
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