DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 18, 2007

Cops: Woman Groped Mall Santa Claus

Conn. Woman Charged With Sexual Assault While Sitting On St. Nick's Lap

  • 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. Photo

    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)

(CBS/AP)  A woman was charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping Santa Claus at a shopping mall.

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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by rushman71 December 18, 2007 11:42 AM PST
"OOh, Santa!!! Is that a candy cane in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?!?!?!"
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by Krazcarl December 18, 2007 12:04 PM PST
You mean to tell me some old goat got peeved becacouse a lady grabbed a feel never in my life have I ever concidered this criminal just lucky if she wasn''t pretty I could turn and walk away. She''s strange but he''s sick.
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by extremophil December 18, 2007 12:09 PM PST
Sounds like she wasn''t nothin but a Ho....Ho....Ho.
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by michellem99-2009 December 18, 2007 12:17 PM PST
crzmeat yep yer said it. What is a 33 year old doing in his lap...I have never sat in Santa''s lap...It never surprise/shock me what the seeing world does. Anyone knows there are zones on the body paws off. Yer don''t violate that space. I don''t worry about where I place my paws as I don''t want it done to me therefore I know better..I won''t do it.
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by mrbrill December 18, 2007 12:34 PM PST
Thanks for clogging up our justice system and waste our tax dollars. Really appreciate it.
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by antoniof123 December 18, 2007 12:52 PM PST
You know just shoot her and get it over with.
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by kevzgrl December 18, 2007 1:11 PM PST
What kind of sick pervert would find SANTA a turn-on, so that she had to fondle him??? And at her age, what the He-ll was she doing on Santa''s lap to start with???

That''s just disgusting.....
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by olebd December 18, 2007 1:38 PM PST
Why is Santa being so frosty?

She was being a bit rude-olf.

Just say ho!

He should have returned the favor.
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by questionnews December 18, 2007 2:21 PM PST
Someone should have told her the difference between being naughty & being nasty.
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by gramto7 December 18, 2007 2:29 PM PST
You mean to tell me some old goat got peeved becacouse a lady grabbed a feel never in my life have I ever concidered this criminal just lucky if she wasn''''t pretty I could turn and walk away. She''''s strange but he''''s sick.

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.
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by sentry88 December 18, 2007 2:35 PM PST
hey lady thats NOT my sled gear shift you have there.HO HO HO
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by mountainzen December 18, 2007 2:35 PM PST
Slow news day OR WHAT?
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!

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by patriotic9 December 18, 2007 2:43 PM PST
Why the heck, I was never sexually assaulted by a hot chic?

Lucky Santa Clause!!!!!!
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by hawksprings December 18, 2007 2:53 PM PST
What guy wouldn''t wanta get groped by a woman.
This shouldn''t be against the law.
The guy shoulda thanked her.
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by eggy1620 December 18, 2007 2:55 PM PST
She mrust have been a pig. Only way to explain his reaction.
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by hungry1968 December 18, 2007 2:58 PM PST
"The security officer at the mall said Santa Claus has been sexually assaulted," Danbury Detective Lt. Thomas Michael said.



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.
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by Syndicate December 18, 2007 2:58 PM PST
Really, I''ll take all the groping I can get. But maybe she squezed a little to hard or twisted wrong that I can due with out. So Ladies the lesson here is grope all you want but please oh please don''t abuse the hardware. :)
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by michellem99-2009 December 18, 2007 3:00 PM PST
I DID GET A BOSS FIRED YEARS AGO FOR VIOLATING MY PERSON. HE WAS GONE..crzmeat I do dear...I saw stuff at that blind center that was plain wrong. No body has the right to touch a person in areas that are banned by that person. As for the boss he asked to lose his job. I told his actions and words violate the workplace and me. No I did not go to the bloody cops. I went over his head. His boss. I warned my boss first . I was not quiet.
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by infidel_us December 18, 2007 3:03 PM PST
It was a misunderstanding! She was using sign language....trying to tell him she wanted two balls and a bat for Christmas! Geez.....

:)
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by December 18, 2007 3:10 PM PST
When Tim McCraw got molested, Faith Hill was right there to protect him. Allright Ms. Claus, time to stand in the gap and stand by your man!(LOL)
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by jimc52 December 18, 2007 3:23 PM PST
Now that you''ve all had your laughs, the fact in the US is...men are always the one''s targeted for sexual harrassment and every other *** crime. This is a rare media event...the media is actually reporting the fact that women also do sexual harrassment to men.
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?
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by underdogus December 18, 2007 3:25 PM PST
what the fluck?
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by olebd December 18, 2007 3:32 PM PST
Look mommy! Teacher says, every time a ball is jingled, an angel gets his wings!
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by jimc52 December 18, 2007 3:32 PM PST
See what I mean. Between the leering comments, by men, and this one by Schoollord, just goes to show I am right. Men aren''t trained like women are, to report sexual harrassment. It''s not that he doesn''t like women, he didn''t like having himself violated.
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.
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by olebd December 18, 2007 3:33 PM PST
IIIII SAW MOMMY FONDLING SAAANNNTTTA CCLLAAUUS, UNDERNEATH HIS WINTER COAT LAST NIGHT.
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by mo005 December 18, 2007 3:35 PM PST
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. Posted by hungry1968( I was gonna say the opposite but what the heck its christmas so merry christmas) I agree with the one guy she must have been ruff ruff, or he would kept his woody to himself.
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by Krazcarl December 18, 2007 3:36 PM PST
gramoto11...Do you spend every waking moment trying for the high ground because you know your not worthy?
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by abdoul_pasha December 18, 2007 3:38 PM PST
It`s bad, but don`t worry, it happens here, too
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by barbaraf4 December 18, 2007 3:46 PM PST
I can''t believe he reported it.
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by anonbene December 18, 2007 3:52 PM PST
Honey! Where''s my Santa outfit?
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by klingon69 December 18, 2007 3:54 PM PST
What kind of sick pervert would find SANTA a turn-on, so that she had to fondle him??? And at her age, what the He-ll was she doing on Santa''''s lap to start with???

That''''s just disgusting.....
Posted by kevzgrl at 01:11 PM : Dec 18, 2007

I wonder if she Jingled his Bells
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by erasmus6 December 18, 2007 4:02 PM PST
Well, I hope it was worth her while because she is going to pay for it now.

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!


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by klingon69 December 18, 2007 4:02 PM PST
She was just offering him some Christmas Cheer.

Actually, she found out Santa is lactose intolerant, so she was offering something in loo of the milk and cookies.

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by mbcsmith December 18, 2007 4:06 PM PST
Whole new meaning to jingle bells.
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by mbcsmith December 18, 2007 4:06 PM PST
Whole new meaning to jingle bells.
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by gunownerdan December 18, 2007 4:07 PM PST
She must be ugly, if she was hot Santa would have enjoyed it.
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by frankbowers December 18, 2007 4:17 PM PST
good thing it was a black woman nothing will be done to her as jessie jackson will be on them like stink of --- Frank Bowers
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by ov442 December 18, 2007 4:17 PM PST
Jingle balls jingle balls, candy canes all the way!

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.
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by creeper00 December 18, 2007 4:20 PM PST
Oh, for crying out loud! CBS, don''t your have anything more important to report? This must be a REALLY slow news day.

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by thgdriver December 18, 2007 4:24 PM PST
That Santa is gay, maybe if a guy grabbed him, all would be calm, all would be bright.
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by jetlizhan December 18, 2007 4:29 PM PST
hey leave the girl alone - she just wanted to see (feel) if santa needed some viagra for christmas.
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by brh57 December 18, 2007 4:29 PM PST
Spectrum108....

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!
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by thgdriver December 18, 2007 4:30 PM PST
He only comes once a year, obviously, he did not want any premature problems.
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by dragonmouse-2009 December 18, 2007 4:35 PM PST
I guess you gotta wonder what she''ll get in HER stocking this year.
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by hungry1968 December 18, 2007 4:35 PM PST
And Santa was complaining?

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?
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by thgdriver December 18, 2007 4:44 PM PST
She was just hinting around that she wanted a stick shift car for Christmas.
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by closethippy1 December 18, 2007 4:51 PM PST
I have to agree with Spectrum108: It''s probably a J Freak who either doesn''t know how to appreciate a little gift from a grateful woman, or is easily traumatized by anything remotely sexual.
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.

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by olebd December 18, 2007 4:56 PM PST
BAH, HOEBAG!

- ENZYTNEEZER SCROOGE
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by olebd December 18, 2007 4:58 PM PST
I guess if it''s not okay to peek, it''s also not okay to feel Santa''s bag.
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by shanev137 December 18, 2007 5:03 PM PST
Man rapes girl....bad.

Woman rapes boy....good.
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