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Autistic man may visit sex worker

Autistic man may visit sex worker

“Landmark” judgment for people with mental disorders

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Joshua Rozenberg
Apr 29, 2021
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A judge in the Court of Protection has decided that it would be lawful for carers to arrange for a 27-year-old autistic man to have contact with a sex worker.

The man, who can’t be identified, has Klinefelter syndrome, a genetic disorder in which a male is born with an additional X chromosome. He was later diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder.

He c…

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