[From article]
Richard Fourtin was released from jail
after his appeal was approved because the judges felt that even though
she is extremely handicapped, she could have tried to make him stop
sexually assaulting her by kicking or biting him.
[. . .]
At the time of the attack in late 2005, Fourtin
was dating the victim’s mother. The name of the victim, who was
26-years-old at the time, has never been released and was referred to in
court using only her initials L.K.
The woman is so physically restricted by her cerebral palsy, she
can only communicate using her right index finger. She has mental
retardation and NBC Connecticut reports that she has the ‘intellectual
functualy equivalent of a 3-year-old’.
Outrage as man jailed for raping disabled woman who can only
communicate by tapping her index finger is FREED- because court ruled
that she could have BIT him to say no to his advances
Man convicted of raping a then-26-year-old girl who has severe
cerebral palsy and mental retardation
Sentenced to six years in jail upon 2008 conviction
Appeal overturned the ruling, saying that the woman could have bit or
kicked him to stop him even though she can only move her index finger
By MEGHAN KENEALLY
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 13:16 EST, 4 October 2012 | UPDATED: 14:02 EST, 4 October 2012
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