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Jane Hamilton & Debbie Hall

Brave victim of rapist who claimed he suffered from ‘sexsomnia’ slams defence as ‘pathetic’

A traumatised victim of a rapist and child abuser has spoken out after he claimed he suffered from “sexsomnia” – a condition which made him unaware of what he was doing.

Vile lawyer Andrew Lingard is facing years in jail after being convicted last week of sexually abusing two schoolgirls and raping a woman.

He told the High Court in Livingston the historic sex offences were committed while he was suffering from the rare “sleep sex” disorder.

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