A man who was acquitted on rape charges following a retrial in 2015 claims he is going on a hunger strike after being informed he must notify the police 24 hours before having sex.
According to Newsweek, the unidentified man, living in North Yorkshire, England, is subject to a "sexual risk order" applied to anyone police feel poses a risk of sexual assault -- even if they have never been convicted.
According to the law, established in 2015, failure to notify police in advance of sexual activity can result in five years in prison.
In the case of the recently acquitted man, he must, "disclose the details of any female including her name, address and date of birth... at least 24 hours prior to any sexual activity taking place.”
In a statement, he protested the ongoing punishment for a crime for which he was acquitted unanimously.
“I protest that even though a jury found me unanimously not guilty, after nearly two years I still find myself being punished for a crime that never happened," he said, adding, "I protest to being subject to an order that is unlawful in almost every syllable, is unjustified and is so extreme as to be utterly unlivable."
North Yorkshire Police were not moved, with a spokesperson saying the order is necessary “to protect the public from the risk of sexual harm.
