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View more videos at: http://nbcconnecticut.com. A woman who goes by her initials L.K. has a severe form of cerebral palsy. She is 29 years old, and throughout a recent court testimonial, she could only communicate by pointing at letters to spell words, or by pointing to the words “yes” and “no.” It took her four days to finish her testimony. She was testifying against Richard Fourtin Jr., a man who she says sexually assaulted her. He was dating her mother at the time. The Connecticut Supreme Court sided with Fourtin, claiming that L.K. still could have communicated her refusal despite her ability to talk. The decision rested on testimony from one of L.K.’s aids who claims that she kicks and groans when she receives food that she does not want. “[N]o reasonable jury could have concluded that she was physically helpless at the time of the assault,” the Appellate Court…
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