Dailymail.co.uk
December 31, 2008 6:08 pm

A lorry* driver who climbed into bed with a young girl (under 13) and kissed her on the lips has been cleared of sexual assault after experts said he was sleepwalking at the time.

Alan Ball, 35, had fallen asleep on a sofa after drinking heavily at a house party, but during the course of the night he tried to get into bed with the girl who was sleeping upstairs.

He was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting her, however after experts examined his history of sleepwalking they concluded he had not known what he was doing, and he was cleared by a judge.

Florella Brereton, prosecuting, said that because of the seriousness of the alleged offense, two experts had been commissioned to examine the defendant. Both experts were of the opinion that the defendant would not have known what he was doing.

Did I mention that I sleepwalk?? I think!!!

*Lorry driver = truck driver in the UK.