Man blames his 'sleepwalking hands' for sexually abusing his 9-year-old granddaughter while she slept in bed with him
67-year-old Arthur James Kenney was charged with second-degree sexual abuse and was ordered to be held on a $50,000 bond.
A 67-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his nine-year-old granddaughter by groping her while she was sleeping has claimed he had only done so because he "can't control where his hand goes while he's sleeping."
According to The Hawk Eye, Arthur James Kenney, a retired railroad worker, was arrested at his home at 11071, 118th Ave., Burlington, Iowa, on December 6 on second-degree sexual abuse charges that stemmed from the incident that occurred in late November.
Court documents state that on November 20, Kenney's granddaughter was sleeping on the same bed as him and his wife while staying at their home for the night. When the victim was sleeping, Kenney allegedly touched her genitals repeatedly.