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Nottingham student has been jailed after claiming he raped sleeping student because of “sexsomnia”.

Former NTU student Luke Fox has been sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Nottingham Trent University student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after raping a sleeping fellow student and assaulting another.

Nottinghamshire Live reports that 24-year-old Luke Fox claimed to suffer from “sexsomnia”, a condition where people engage in sexual activity while sleeping. Fox suspected it might be triggered by alcohol.

Judge Michael Duty KC described Fox’s first victim as “vulnerable” due to the amount of alcohol she had consumed when she woke up to find him raping her. The judge also told Fox that the second victim he attacked less than a year later “cried on the witness stand” during his testimony.

via Nottinghamshire Police

Judge Duty told the defendant: “What you did to these two was extremely traumatic and whatever the consequences may be for you today, they will hit (the first victim) much harder. “She will find it very difficult to put this behind her to let it go and instead learn to live with it instead of forgetting it.

“Everyone recognizes that the sentences in this case must be consecutive, but you demonstrated dignity in your pre-sentence report by recognizing the terrible impact your behavior has likely caused on these two.”

Luke Fox was found guilty of rape and assault against the two victims. In addition to his prison sentence, Fox will be placed on the sex offenders register for life.

One of the attacks occurred following a party at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton campus. The victim recalled how she “frozen in fear” when she woke up to find Fox attacking her and waited until he fell asleep to escape.

The second victim recounted waking up less than a year after the first attack to find Fox seemingly “in a trance” while he was “spooning” her with his hands in her underwear.

Sexual assault victim tells Fox: ‘What you did to me is unforgivable.’ I never thought I would have to take a break from studying, I thought I was stronger than that, but this got me down. “

A spokesman for Nottingham Trent said: “We oppose all forms of sexual violence and harassment and want everyone in the NTU community to always feel safe and secure here.” When incidents are reported to us, we promptly investigate and support the matter stakeholders and take decisive action.

“We have a program of year-round initiatives, including our Respect and Consent campaign, run in conjunction with the Students’ Union, where we provide a range of guidance and advice and set out the behavioral expectations for our community. We have a consent training program for all first-year students, basic staff training in the event a student discloses an incident of sexual violence, and sexual violence liaison officers trained to provide technical support to students.

“We will continue to work with our student union and our student and colleague networks on additional measures to ensure our university is a safe place to learn and work.”

Featured image from Nottinghamshire Police.

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