Cops: Woman Groped Mall Santa Claus
Conn. Woman Charged With Sexual Assault While Sitting On St. Nick's Lap
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A woman was charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping Santa Claus at a Connecticut mall, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. The mall Santa told police the woman had touched him inappropriately while sitting on his lap. (AP / file)
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Sandrama Lamy, 33, faces fourth-degree sexual assault and breach of peace charges.
Danbury police were called to the mall over the weekend. The mall Santa told them Lamy had touched him inappropriately while sitting on his lap.
"The security officer at the mall said Santa Claus has been sexually assaulted," Danbury Detective Lt. Thomas Michael said.
Lamy has been released on a promise to appear in court on Jan. 3.
A message seeking comment was left on Lamy's answering machine Tuesday morning. A woman at that number called back to say, "It's a false report and I don't have any idea."
"Santa Tim" Connaghan, president of RealSantas.com, teaches hundreds of prospective Santas a year and said he's never heard of a similar incident, though it's not unusual for adults to want to pose with Santa.
"I've had some very nice ladies sit on my lap," Connaghan said. "Once in a while they'll say 'I hope Mrs. Claus isn't going to be upset.' You have to be discreet and kind and say 'Oh no, she'll be OK. You can sit here, but only for one photo."'
"I don't know what the deal was. It was just bizarre," the mall Santa said, referring all other questions about the incident to Cherry Hill Photo, the company that runs the Danbury Fair mall Santa photo op, according to the Danbury News-Times.
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See all 70 CommentsThat''s just disgusting.....
She was being a bit rude-olf.
Just say ho!
He should have returned the favor.
Posted by crzmeat
You know, it is possible that he is a happily married man that doesn''t want anyone touching the merchandise except his wife! I don''t suppose you would ever think of something ike that, though. You just blow off that he is crazy for not accepting being assaulted by someone while doing his job. You are probably the tyype that thinks a female should accept her boss or other coworkers sexual assaults as well.
Next in the news: does your cat eat enough fiber?
Nice to see people even argue about this story...but when is somebody going to blame this on the Republicans or the Democrats? Come on, people, you''re slacking!
Lucky Santa Clause!!!!!!
This shouldn''t be against the law.
The guy shoulda thanked her.
I''m sure all of the Bush supporters will be on this thread telling us how this is all Clinton''s fault. Everything else is... this might as well be his fault too.
:)
The problem is, men don''t report it because they enjoy the rare sexual attention women give men...but women, being the objects of *** all the time, feel compelled to report it to the authorities. My opinion is, every time a woman does this to a man, it should be reported to the authorities. Maybe, that way, the statistical realities of bias in the media and government reporting would be forced to reflect a different reality. I think she needs the same punishment men get...but I bet somebody will sob for her and feel sorry...after all, she is a woman, right?
Men automatically think a man is gay if he doesn''t appreciate the unwanted sexual harrassment...not correct! He has every right to demand not being sexually harrassed in the workplace.
That''''s just disgusting.....
Posted by kevzgrl at 01:11 PM : Dec 18, 2007
I wonder if she Jingled his Bells
On "Without A Trace" last week, there was a "sickie" woman who also liked to sit on Santa''s lap. I wonder if she got the idea from there?:)
"It`s bad, but don`t worry, it happens here, too" posted by Abdoul_Pasha
You are so CUTE!
Actually, she found out Santa is lactose intolerant, so she was offering something in loo of the milk and cookies.
Well, maybe she gave him a woody and there were a lot of kids in line yet. Maybe that ticked him off or maybe a lot of people saw it and it was terribly embarrassing.
Typical liberal response from you! - Are you under the impression that only white men can be guilty of such a crime? If this were a woman Santa Clause, I''m sure you would be one of the first to take your sign to the street to protest with the rest of the sheep!
Posted by jocro12 at 04:25 PM : Dec 18, 2007
He''s got to be gay, or she has got to be one of the most unattractive women ever.
What I really want to know is where were all of these smokin'' hot teachers that were sleeping with their students when I was 14 - 16 years old?
And adult like that telling on the woman as if he was in the 3rd grade, gimme a freaking break.
All he had to do was whisper at her to please don''t do it again, there was no need to make a espectacle of it.
What a loser.
- ENZYTNEEZER SCROOGE
Woman rapes boy....good.
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