Judges let rapist go – Handicapped girl should have bit him

Connecticut – A man was set free after allegedly raping a woman who had such severe cerebral palsy that she cannot speak.

Richard Fourtin was released from jail after his appeal was approved because the judges felt that even though she is extremely handicapped, she could have tried to make him stop sexually assaulting her by kicking or biting him.

The verdict sparked outrage as now victims rights advocates fear it sets a dangerous precedent by setting the bar extremely high for disabled individuals who try to press charges after sexual assault.

At the time of the attack in late 2005, Fourtin was dating the victim’s mother.

The woman is so physically restricted by her cerebral palsy, she can only communicate using her right index finger. She has mental retardation and she has the ‘intellectual functualy equivalent of a 3-year-old’.   Full Article

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