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Today's Idiot
2007-03-05
Man jailed for stealing women's hair

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man who worked as a baggage handler for the national airline Qantas was jailed for at least two years on Friday for stealing hair from women's luggage to satisfy a sexual fetish. Rodney Lyle Petersen, 30, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to 50 counts of theft, Australian Associated Press reported.

The court was told that Petersen would rummage through lost or delayed luggage that he was returning to passengers. He collected the hair from brushes and clothing, then put it inside plastic slips and record the women's personal details.
Ewwwwwwww
Police said he had catalogued the hair in more than 80 bags. Petersen's lawyer told the court that his client did not mean to frighten the women because they were not meant to find out.
And if I steal your money, you aren't meant to find out either...
The court was told that Petersen suffered from a range of sexual deviances.
Ya think?
He was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail, with a non-parole period of two years.
Posted by:Free Radical

#3  Northwest had a problem at their Detroit Hub because the handlers were going through bags stealing (back in the early 90s). Why not install cameras and prosecute to the full extent. There is no excuse for a handler opening a bag.

Oh, I remember why. Northwests Union stood up for the thieves.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2007-03-05 18:27  

#2  Ok he is weird, but he took hair is thats worth 2 years. Ok maybe for opening someone else's bags but still two years. :)
Posted by: djohn66   2007-03-05 17:36  

#1  Ewwwwwwww
?
WTF, the man's a collector. Could be coins, stamps, cars, hair or BLACK AND WHITE GLOSSIES OF CHAIN SAW ACCIDENTS. What's the big deal?
Posted by: Shipman   2007-03-05 16:19  

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