A severely disabled woman now suffers "flashbacks" after a support worker tied her to his bed before engaging in sexual activity. Joseph Shaw, 28, filmed the activity with his victim - a 21-year-old woman who was unable to give consent due to 'significant learning difficulties'.
Shaw, an armed forces veteran from Warrington, had invited the victim and her friend to his flat after meeting the latter through a dating app. Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday (January 19) how his victim now "breaks down in tears" following the ordeal.
The court heard that she has a mental age of eight and an IQ in the bottom 0.1 per cent of the general population, causing a "significant degree of intellectual impairment", the Liverpool Echo reports. Prosecuting, Peter Wilson described how Shaw met her friend - who suffers from learning difficulties which are "not as profound" - through the online dating site Badoo.
