Sleepwalking Sex Offender

Florida Jury Florida jury buys a man's unique defense that he was sleepwalking when he fondled a 12-year-old girl.
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, May 09, 2008 - 7:48 am CST
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An Orlando man says he was sleepwalking
when he inappropriately touched a girl in 2006.
Lawyers for 28-year-old Justin Cox say he had a history of the
disorder. The jurors believed the defense. He was cleared Thursday
of all charges of lewd and lascivious acts.
A doctor who evaluated him testified that Cox was sleepwalking
at the time of the attack. The doctor also said Cox has a family
history of the disorder and Cox has sleepwalked since he was a
child.
One night in 2006, Cox returned to a friend's house after a
night of partying. He told the jury he woke up on the couch where
the 12-year-old girl was sleeping. She had told police he fondled
her and that she had tried to wake him up.
Cox says he's going to seek treatment for his sleepwalking.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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SumOneILove Says:
Fri, May 09, 2008 at 8:05 am

Why stay on the couch with him???

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