Italian Convicted For Staring (In Train)
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Fri Apr 18, 9:40 AM ET
LECCO, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian man was given a suspended jail sentence for staring too intensely at a woman sitting in front of him on a train.
A judge sentenced the man in his 30s, whose name was not revealed, to 10 days in prison and a 40 euro fine after a 55-year old woman filed a complaint for sexual harassment.
His lawyer said on Friday he would appeal the sentence. The court will explain its verdict later.
The two met on two separate occasions in 2005 on a commuter train going from Lecco, a town in northern Italy, to Milan.
The first time, the man sat next to the woman but she felt he had moved too close for comfort. The next day, the man sat in front of the same woman and according to her complaint, stared at her for the whole journey.
The two did not speak.
(Reporting by Silvia Aloisi; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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All the more reason for wearing shades in the MRT.
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reminds me of the article i read about how Italy is going to fine guys who scratch their balls in public (they really do that in ur face...i thought people are just exagerating, but when i was in Italy, it seems like every guy does that)
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Next time, we should be blindfolded when taking public transport...
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crazy man.
what to expect when you have seats on each side facing each other. the most comforting position for the head is still to look straight. maybe the judge never take public transport.
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siao.55 year old liao still got what to see.
what if sibeh crowded then people standing right infront of us...look where sia..