Prosecutors investigating cases where a suspected rapist claims he slept during the assault should be helped by a new report, according to Swedish Radio Echo.
In recent years, several cases have occurred, and the courts have assessed various issues. The report, produced by the Prosecution, to provide assistance to prosecutors investigating the cases. Among other things, recommended that a sleep expert witness in court.
The phenomenon, called sleep sex, or sömnambuli exist, but it can also be perpetrators who blames it to escape punishment.
– this kind of objection can of course appear very odd and strange. It may mean that they are not always taken seriously and the judiciary has been difficult to handle these cases. Now we hope that this will provide good guidance to prosecutors so that they with the help of a thorough investigation can get convictions where it should be, says prosecutor Ginger Johansson echo.
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