Overview
- A 62-year-old was convicted at Truro Crown Court of five rapes, three attempted rapes and one count of sexual abuse against his wife.
- The offending took place between 2006 and 2017, with assaults occurring about once a month during the couple’s 18-year marriage.
- He received a 20-year sentence and was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
- The victim documented the abuse in a coded diary and later confided in a colleague and her sister.
- A sleep-disorder specialist told the court that violence is very rare in sexsomnia, while the defendant said he had no recollection of the assaults.