The Nassau Guardian
Man convicted of incest in rape of his mother
A man convicted of incest in relation to the rape of his 65-year-old mother plans to challenge the jury’s verdict at the Court of Appeal.
The 33-year-old man showed no emotion after the nine-member jury unanimously convicted him of a single count of incest, rejecting his lawyer’s contention that he suffered from a rare medical condition known as sexsomnia, or sleep sex.
Asked by the judge’s clerk if he had anything to say before the sentence was passed, the convict said, “I want an appeal.”
His lawyer, Dorsey McPhee, requested a probation report prior to sentencing. The man, who is on remand, returns to court for sentencing on August 8.
The man’s mother could not be located to testify at the trial but her statement to police given immediately after the incident was entered into evidence under Section 66 of the Evidence Act.
According to the woman, her son woke her around 12 a.m. on January 10, 2012. She said he came into her bed and she could feel an erection through his clothing.
Her son ravished her until 5:45 a.m. when he cleaned himself up and locked her in their rented room and told her, “I coming to sex you later.”
The woman escaped through a window and reported the matter to police, according to the evidence.
During his testimony, the man claimed that he had no recollection of the incident.
However, he was placed at the scene through DNA samples obtained from vaginal swabs taken from his mother.
Anthony Delaney and Kendra Kelly prosecuted.
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