This guy definitely gives a whole new meaning to the Queen song “Bicycle”… “I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike” – but not after HE’S been riding it!!!
Bicycle lover charged with sexual harassment
ÖSTERSUND
The 40-yearold man from Östersund who was charged with having used several women’s bicycles as sex objects was found not guilty on several of the charges. He is however guilty of three cases of sexual harassment and sentenced to pay for the damages he caused the three women in question.
During trial the man only confessed to the times where he had both cut the tires and left semen on the saddles of bicycles belonging to three women.
He stated that he was in a state of confusion for a couple of months after a separation during the spring of 2007.
On several occasions he had been following bicycling women that he found attractive and then used the parked bicycles as sexual objects, a ritual that always started with him cutting the front tire open.
The prosecutor charged him with having cut open several other bicycle tires in the exact same manner, something which the man has been categorically denying.
The 40-year old claims that he never cut any tires prior to the spring of 2007, and that he never “just” cut the tires, he always left other trace evidence of sexual activity.
The court agrees with the prosecutor that there is a strong reason to believe that the defendant is guilty of a number of tire cuttings, but finds that the evidence is not sufficient enough to prove it.
This specifically concerns an occasion when a great number of tires had been cut at the same time. The court’s ruling is to free him of five out of eight charges and convict him for the charges that he has confessed to, plus one additional charge.
The Östersund court states that especially one of the women has been the victim of severe harassment when she for several months lived in fear of the unknown stalker who repeatedly had assaulted her bicycle within eyes view from her apartment.
The sentence is equal to several months in prison, but considering the fact that the man has no previous convictions, already has spent time in jail and nowadays is undergoing treatment for his behavior, the court has decided on probation and a 10 000 Swedish kronor fine.
The man will also have to pay for the damages he caused three other women, a total sum of 3000 Swedish crowns. |