A MAN who claimed he suffers from parasomnia has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.

David Diggins, of Junction Road, Reading, was guilty after a trial at Reading Crown Court by a jury of two counts of assault of a girl under 13 by touching. 

The court heard that the 38-year-old touched the girl while the pair shared a bed between June 25 and June 26, 2021.

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During closing statements on Wednesday (October 11), Diggins's defence lawyer said he was suffering from parasomnia at the time of the incident.

A parasomnia is a sleep disorder that involves unusual and undesirable physical events or experiences that disrupt your sleep.

He is now due to be sentenced on December 1 at the same court.