Autistic woman allowed sex with random men 'so she can learn from her mistakes'

A 23-year-old autistic woman was permitted to have sex with random men so that she could “learn from her mistakes”.

The woman who has learning difficulties was allowed by a court to have random men visit her care home between 10am and 4pm each day over a two month period, according to The Times.

The scheme came to an end after psychiatrist told a Manchester judge that continuing would expose the woman to situations that could lead to “sexual abuse, violence, injury or death.”

Her family have accused authorities of "pimping out a vulnerable woman for sex."

She has been in care under the direction of the Court of Protection since turning 18. The woman is said to have had a troubled childhood and from the age of nine was reported missing ten times in five years.

In her teens, she was assessed as having autism in which her “obsessional interest relates to men.”

In 2015, a judge ruled that she could consent to sex however was unable to make decisions on “her sexual contact with men.”

Manchester City Council brought in an organisation called Engage Support to give her 24-hour support.

However a year ago, she made a series of attempts to have sex with strangers including sending nude photos to a man.

The agency looking after her threatened to terminate their contract with Manchester council unless they were allowed to restrict her freedom.

However a local authority claimed “unsupervised visits from men” were in her best interests.

In June, a judge gave the council the go-ahead to leave her at home alone during 10am until 4pm. It said that if the woman sought sex in public then carers were not expected to physically intervene.

One night in July, the woman left the care home and had sex with three men until police located her and brought her back to the home in the early hours of the following morning.

A month later, Engage support stopped the visits out of concerns for the woman and the welfare of its staff.

The case has now gone to the high court and a new agency is providing care for the woman.