Sweden: It’s ‘OK’ to Masturbate in Public

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Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:52PM EDT / Published Sep. 19, 2013 12:24PM EDT

JENS KOEHLER

Didn’t “target a specific person,” or just horrible aim? A Swedish man charged with sexual assault for masturbating on a beach in Stockholm was acquitted after a court ruled the act was not “directed towards one or more people.” The 65-year-old Swede was caught with his pants down, touching himself near the water’s edge in June. Thanks to this monumental ruling, Swedes can pleasure themselves in public so long as they’re somewhat discreet about it. “With that we can conclude that it is okay to masturbate on the beach,” the prosecutor declared. But don’t get too carried away on the shores of Stockholm: “disorderly conduct” charges may still apply.

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Sweden: It’s ‘OK’ to Masturbate in Public

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