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A woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.

Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott, 32, contacted police in 2017, when she was 24, after waking up to discover she was half-naked, and with the sense that she had been raped while she slept.

Three years later – and days before the man charged with raping her was due to stand trial – lawyers from the CPS said her case was being dropped because two sleep experts said it was possible McCrossen-Nethercott had had an episode of sexsomnia – a medically recognised, but rare, sleep disorder which can cause a person to engage in sexual acts in their sleep, while appearing to be awake and consenting. The case was closed and the defendant acquitted.

In 2022, McCrossen-Nethercott sued the CPS after it admitted her rape case should not have been dropped. Now, the BBC has reported that she has been paid £35,000 by the CPS, which said it had “apologised unreservedly” to her and was “committed to improving every aspect of how life-changing crimes like rape are dealt with”.

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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not too late to delete this absolutely awful take. Jesus fucking Christ, read the article before you say stupid shit like this.

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

[Article answers second paragraph]

Thought that an exclaimer will work for some ignorant people but that's how stuff works.

And I am also interested of why are you so deliberated of calling this 'stupid shit', and 'awful take'? I know I have put it in words wrong and next time I'll do it better, but I assure you fail to read and understand my comment first.

I'll refrain from deleting this as I know there are people who understand what I wrote.