MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
So has anyone ever heard of this? I haven't, and it does seem like a convenient after the fact excuse to me. I suppose this might trigger this being used as a defense by several child molesters..
Sexsomnia gets the nod for kid-fondling excuse
By Jessica Heslam, Boston Herald
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Falling asleep during sex is almost unheard of, but initiating sex and doing it while you're sleeping?
It's sexsomnia, a rare sleeping disorder where a person - usually a man - engages in sexual activity while snoozing, physicians say.
Booze and excessive fatigue can trigger it and most don't recall their behavior in the morning.
A Bay State man who admitted to assaulting two girls in court this week claims he's got ``sexsomnia'' and was fast asleep when he touched them. Two sexsomnia experts believe the man, 34-year-old Richard Anderson. The mother of the two girls he fondled also believes him.
``This guy's not a sex fiend. This is a real medical condition. This happens while he's asleep,'' said Dr. Joseph Walek, who has treated Anderson and is the executive director of the sleep laboratory at Lowell General Hospital.
Anderson, the girls and their mother also reached out to another expert, Dr. Michael Mangan in New Hampshire.
Mangan said he reported no recollection of his behavior and had been drinking when both incidents took place. He's also been diagnosed with chronic snoring and REM behavior disorder.
``I believe he's telling the truth. I don't think he's an opportunist or sex offender,'' Mangan said.
Not everyone buys it.
`This would have been an unusual defense and one we have not seen before. However, we think the guilty plea speaks for itself,'' said a spokeswoman for the Middlesex district attorney's office.
Sexsomnia gets the nod for kid-fondling excuse
By Jessica Heslam, Boston Herald
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Falling asleep during sex is almost unheard of, but initiating sex and doing it while you're sleeping?
It's sexsomnia, a rare sleeping disorder where a person - usually a man - engages in sexual activity while snoozing, physicians say.
Booze and excessive fatigue can trigger it and most don't recall their behavior in the morning.
A Bay State man who admitted to assaulting two girls in court this week claims he's got ``sexsomnia'' and was fast asleep when he touched them. Two sexsomnia experts believe the man, 34-year-old Richard Anderson. The mother of the two girls he fondled also believes him.
``This guy's not a sex fiend. This is a real medical condition. This happens while he's asleep,'' said Dr. Joseph Walek, who has treated Anderson and is the executive director of the sleep laboratory at Lowell General Hospital.
Anderson, the girls and their mother also reached out to another expert, Dr. Michael Mangan in New Hampshire.
Mangan said he reported no recollection of his behavior and had been drinking when both incidents took place. He's also been diagnosed with chronic snoring and REM behavior disorder.
``I believe he's telling the truth. I don't think he's an opportunist or sex offender,'' Mangan said.
Not everyone buys it.
`This would have been an unusual defense and one we have not seen before. However, we think the guilty plea speaks for itself,'' said a spokeswoman for the Middlesex district attorney's office.
