OT Disney World princess left 'shaking and crying' after guest allegedly groped her during photo-op

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  1. Dougnsalem

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    I could be wrong, however I really don't think I'd ever feel the urge to haul off, and grab Snow White's boob....


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    A Walt Disney World guest was arrested and charged with battery for allegedly groping a princess character while taking a photo, a police report confirms.

    Brian Sherman, 51, was visiting the park with his wife around 12:10 p.m. on Saturday when the pair went to take photos with Disney World characters at the grotto area of the Magic Kingdom.

    During the photo, Sherman and his wife sat on either side of the Disney World employee, who was dressed as a Disney princess. Before the photo, Sherman repeatedly told the woman the princess she was portraying “is my favorite.” The type of Disney princess she was costumed as was not shared.

    According to a police report shared with Fox News, Sherman “placed his right arm around” her shoulder, making her “immediately uncomfortable.” As her co-worker was tending to the line, Sherman allegedly lowered his arm until he was cupping the woman’s bra.

    Other cast members told Sherman to pose in a different way so he would not be touching the woman. However, before moving, the man placed his hand under the woman’s costume and cupped her breast with his right forefinger and thumb “with only the thin skin-tight fabric” between, police said.

    The Disney PhotoPass photographer took the pictures, which the employees used to identify the man to law enforcement.

    Once Sherman left, the woman “began shaking and crying” and the grotto area was closed immediately, according to the report.

    The Disney princess reported the incident, which she said lasted about four seconds, and police officers were called to the scene. Sherman was arrested and charged with battery.

    In a statement to Fox News, a representative for Disney World said police handled the incident as soon as it was brought to their attention.

    “Orange County Sheriff’s Office was on site and immediately stepped in, and this is now a law enforcement matter. Everyone should feel safe at work, and we encourage Cast Members to come forward in any uncomfortable situation.”

    www.foxnews.com/travel/disney-world-guest-arrested-groping-princess.amp
     
  2. Hobbesarable

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    Put him in a jail cell with an inmate named Big Bubba. Let Bubba fondle him all night long.
     
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    yankeesince59 "Oh Captain, my Captain".

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    Not to nit pick but how could the guy put "his hand under the woman’s costume and cupped her breast with his right forefinger and thumb"?

    Looking at the picture Snow White is wearing what appears to be a one piece dress.
     
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    I would take that as a good sign.
     
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    From now on Snow White will be armed as will all Disney characters! What a creep!
     
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    Big Bubba has a kind of a wimpy tone to it. Now visualize the Hungarian Tractor Jack.
     
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    :biglaugh:
     
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    Sorry, that's my fault! They didn't actually say which princess it was. I just kinda tossed it out there for the visualization.
     
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    ...ahhh, OK, Gotcha.

    ...maybe it was Cinderella...I always thought she was hot. :bgrin:
     
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    I guess you can't just grab a woman by the...
     
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    Well that guy couldnt...
     
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    That is better though (Less worse???) Snow White is only 14. Oh yeah, that's no good. At least Cinderella is 19..... Lol
     
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    You kind of hinted that it might be some other character but the addition of Snow White did confuse the issue.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I read the guys name and two things instantly came to mind.

    1. Old creepy white guy
    2. Who the fuck does this?

    And I was right on #1.

    the NY Post (grain of salt here) is saying he's a registured sex offender. Apparently he committed sexual battery against someone under the age of 12 back in 1991 (when he was still in his early 20's).
     
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    I've been considering this for awhile, and I think it's about time I have a career change. Deep down, I've always wanted to be a Disney character!!! Sounds like they have good benefits too.





    Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them
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    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists.

    The woman inside the Mickey Mouse costume went to the hospital with neck injuries caused by a grandmother patting the character's head, while the employees wearing the Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck costumes were groped by tourists, according to Orange County Sheriff's Office reports.

    The incidents come after a 51-year-old man was arrested in November after an employee portraying a Disney Princess told investigators he groped her breast while getting a photo taken.

    “Everyone should feel safe at work, and we encourage Cast Members to come forward in any uncomfortable situation,” said Disney spokeswoman Andrea Finger in a statement. “We provide multiple resources to protect our Cast Members’ well-being, including on-site law enforcement officers who respond, and are available to them, if needed.”

    A 36-year-old woman who plays Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom told investigators a woman patted the head of her costume five times, causing it to slide down and strain her neck, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

    The employee told investigators she didn't believe the woman intentionally hurt her, and the sheriff’s office ruled the Dec. 4 incident a civil matter, not a criminal one.

    The tourist's family said they weren’t aware the employee had been taken to the hospital until they were contacted by the newspaper Thursday.

    Boone Scheer told the Sentinel his mother-in-law patted Mickey to prove to her nearly 2-year-old nervous grandson that he shouldn't be scared of the giant rodent.

    “She barely touched him,” said Scheer, adding his mother-in-law wouldn’t intentionally hurt Mickey Mouse. “It was very minimal.”

    The family was confused whether Disney has a no-touching rule for the costumed characters, since they give high-fives and hugs to visitors, he said.

    Scheer said no one at the park said anything to them after until hours later, when they tried to check into their Disney hotel. Disney interviewed his wife, and “they definitely tried to insinuate it was on purpose,” said Scheer.

    The same day, the 36-year-old Disney employee who portrays Minnie Mouse posed for pictures with a man and his wife from Minnesota. Minnie Mouse gave the man a hug and he groped her chest three times, according to the sheriff’s incident report.

    She alerted her supervisors and identified pictures of Gary Obermoller, a 61-year-old man from Brewster, Minnesota. She decided against pressing charges.

    In a phone interview, Obermoller denied the accusation and told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman had misidentified him.

    “I'm not saying that it did not happen — I'm just saying it wasn't me who did it,” Obermoller said.

    But it wasn’t the only time Obermoller's name was raised by Disney World employees during his trip. He also had “an inappropriate interaction with a cast member” Dec. 5 at the Magic Kingdom, according an incident report that didn’t provide any additional details. Disney declined to elaborate and Obermoller said he did not know what the alleged incident involved.

    Disney took some action to ban the man, who is a Disney Vacation Club member, from the theme parks. “As a result, he was trespassed from all of Walt Disney World property, to exclude the Saratoga Springs resort,” the sheriff’s report said.

    On Dec. 3, deputies received a call about a guest mistreating a costumed character at an Animal Kingdom restaurant. A woman in her 60s asked if she could kiss Donald Duck, the incident report said.

    Donald Duck agreed, but the situation escalated as the 18-year-old employee playing the character said the woman began touching and grabbing the character’s arms, chest, belly, and face. The employee moved toward another Disney employee for help, but the woman followed her, holding on, and then “frantically” put her hands inside the character’s costume, touching her chest, the incident report said.

    The woman’s family shouted for her to stop and the attendant led the employee to the break room.

    The employee later decided not to press charges, telling authorities she believed the woman, who wasn’t identified in the report, may have dementia.

    https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/disney-characters-tourists-inappropriately-touched-144708306.html
     
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    ............. what?

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  17. Dougnsalem

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    Yeah, she's not the best example.

    "The employee later decided not to press charges, telling authorities she believed the woman, who wasn’t identified in the report, may have dementia."

    But think of all of the other hot chicks that grope the characters!
     
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    Wait, a neck injury from a head patting?

    The other ones need no explaining...the dude got caught twice and was still saying it wasn't him. Wow.
     
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    I saw an article awhile back about some kids at Disneyland or World that saw a disney character take off his mask behind the scenes to reveal a human head underneath...scared the shit out of them apparently.
     
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    Those character heads are not light. I can see a person having a strained neck if it is not secure and moving around.
     
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