Man who molested roommate’s GF uses sleepwalking defense
NEW YORK — A man is in court this week facing charges of forcible touching and third degree sexual abuse for feeling up his roommate’s sleeping girlfriend nearly two years ago.
In his defense, defendant Nick Liu claims he was sleepwalking, the New York Post reported.
In September 2015, Liu’s roommate Shane Payne was hosting his model girlfriend for the weekend in their Manhattan apartment.
After a night of drinking and sex, Payne left the room to read a book on the couch as his girlfriend slept. Moments later, Payne said his girlfriend shook him, claiming she woke up to feel Liu kissing her neck and molesting her.
When Payne and his girlfriend confronted Liu, he apologized profusely and could not understand how he could’ve done such a thing.
Coming to his defense, Liu’s mother claims her son has had a sleeping disorder since childhood, and has been woken up herself to see him in the corner of her room, “lost and staring off into space,” according to her testimony in court.
When the prosecution asked Liu’s mother if she’d ever woken up to the sensation of her son’s fingers inside her, she broke down crying, disturbed and mortified, and reportedly replied “That’s awful. What’s wrong with you?”.
Liu’s girlfriend of five years attests to his sleepwalking sexual tendencies, saying she’s woken up to him fondling her breasts and vagina roughly twice a month, with Liu appearing less than conscious. She also claims he called her the moment this particular incident occurred, and moved out on his own the following week to ensure it would never happen again.
According to Psychology Today, sexsomnia, or sleep sex, is a medically recognized condition. People who suffer from it, referred to as sexsomniacs, are known to engage in sexual behaviors while asleep, having no recollection of their actions.
In his defense, defendant Nick Liu claims he was sleepwalking, the New York Post reported.
In September 2015, Liu’s roommate Shane Payne was hosting his model girlfriend for the weekend in their Manhattan apartment.
After a night of drinking and sex, Payne left the room to read a book on the couch as his girlfriend slept. Moments later, Payne said his girlfriend shook him, claiming she woke up to feel Liu kissing her neck and molesting her.
When Payne and his girlfriend confronted Liu, he apologized profusely and could not understand how he could’ve done such a thing.
Coming to his defense, Liu’s mother claims her son has had a sleeping disorder since childhood, and has been woken up herself to see him in the corner of her room, “lost and staring off into space,” according to her testimony in court.
When the prosecution asked Liu’s mother if she’d ever woken up to the sensation of her son’s fingers inside her, she broke down crying, disturbed and mortified, and reportedly replied “That’s awful. What’s wrong with you?”.
Liu’s girlfriend of five years attests to his sleepwalking sexual tendencies, saying she’s woken up to him fondling her breasts and vagina roughly twice a month, with Liu appearing less than conscious. She also claims he called her the moment this particular incident occurred, and moved out on his own the following week to ensure it would never happen again.
According to Psychology Today, sexsomnia, or sleep sex, is a medically recognized condition. People who suffer from it, referred to as sexsomniacs, are known to engage in sexual behaviors while asleep, having no recollection of their actions.
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