Forum Newsfront

November, 1984

Crime Pays?London--A 31-year-old man serving a life sentence for rape has been awarded about $60,000 in damages because of an automobile accident that a judge decided had turned him into a rapist. The court accepted the argument that a 1978 crash had damaged the frontal lobes of the prisoner's brain, blunting emotions and reducing inhibitions, and was responsible for his criminal behavior, which included raping, stabbing and assaulting women. The man is the first person under English law to be c...