Believe him if you like

From Reading (UK) Post:-

Imaginary banjo player cleared of public indecency

March 07, 2012

A commuter accused of performing an indecent act while on a train has been cleared after explaining he was strumming an imaginary banjo.

Melvyn Webb, 54, was arrested following a complaint from a woman passenger sitting next to him on a 7.08am Basingstoke to Reading train last August.

Mr Webb, of Basingstoke, denied a charge of outraging public decency and told a jury at Reading Crown Court he was miming playing a banjo and tapping his fingers on his knees.

He also said he had been adjusting his underwear and blamed his heavy breathing on a respiratory tract infection he was suffering at the time.
Believe him if you like!


The jury of eight women and four men cleared Mr Webb by a majority verdict on Monday.



I reckon he bribed the jury!

Eddie