Man cleared of rape after saying he suffers from 'sexsomnia'
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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was silent throughout.I did not like it.” The woman said it was the next morning she confronted Barilli. “I said having sex through the night – but he said he had no memory of it.” The woman claimed when it happened again she felt she was not able to “stop him”. Jurors heard Barilli later said he had been “diagnosed with a condition that makes him do that”. The woman explained: “He said it was sexsomnia.” Mr Ferguson asked her: “Did he suggest if he had been diagnosed by a qualified person?” The witness: “Yes – his GP.” The evidence was heard yesterday at the trial of the 35-year-old at the High Court in Glasgow.

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