COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder.

Danish courts have cleared a 31-year-old man of sex crime charges saying medical tests determined that he suffers from a rare disorder called "Sexomnia."

Sexomnia, also known as "Sleep Sex" or informally as “banditing,” is a form of parasomnia (similar to sleepwalking) where the person afflicted goes to great lengths to initiate sexual behavior while sleeping (more).

The man in question was charged for a sex crime after fondling two 17-year-old teenagers girls while sleeping in his suburban Copenhagen apartment after a party in 2011. The girls awoke and interrupted the man and reported the incident to the police. The man claimed to have no recollection of any of the events that occurred. After a battery of tests and a trial, a Danish court ruled that it was adequately proven that the man's actions were as a result of his ailment.

Michael Laub, a Danish sleep specialist who wasn't involved in the case, said it's a rare but widely recognized sleep disorder.

Prosecutor Martin von Buelow announced that he would not appeal the ruling.

Some people can't get it up when they are awake and others can't stop themselves from getting it up when they are asleep ~ Strange world we live in. However, I am not willing to discount the possibility that Sexomnia is a steaming pile of horse manure.


Source AP