When his girlfriend said no to sex, Brandon Hampson flew into a rage and beat her, a New York prosecutor told a jury on Thursday. But the attack was caused by Hampson's withdrawal from the antidepressant Zoloft, his attorney told jurors. Hampson is on trial for assaulting his girlfriend and then preventing her from leaving, prosecutors charge. The case has drawn nationwide attention because of the unusual defense put forth by Hampson -- that Zoloft side effects caused the attack.
September 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When his girlfriend said no to sex, Brandon Hampson flew into a rage and beat her, a Nassau County, N.Y., prosecutor on Thursday told a jury in a small Hempstead courtroom.
But the attack was caused by Hampson’s withdrawal from the prescription antidepressant Zoloft, his attorney told jurors.
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