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B.C. man acquitted of sexual assault after blaming 'automatism' on magic mushrooms

Rare ruling highlights controversial legal debate around violence pegged to extreme intoxication

CBC NewsJason Proctor

On a Friday night in March 2019, Leon-Jamal Daniel Barrett concluded that humanity was corrupt and his only means to save it was by having "sexual congress" with a woman chosen by God.

The fact Barrett took magic mushrooms in the hours before coming to this realization would later prove pivotal to his being found not guilty for what happened next.

"He waited at his house for t…

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B.C. man acquitted of sexual assault after blaming 'automatism' on magic mushrooms

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