These UK shoppers have no chill, lol.
A Tesco customer was arrested after setting hardcore pornography as the wallpaper background on iPad as a joke, a court has heard.
A Tesco customer was arrested after setting hardcore pornography as the wallpaper background on iPad as a joke, a court has heard.
Ceri Morgan, 40, uploaded the image to the display iPad in the Tesco Extra store in Forestfach Swansea. In court he admitted “causing the display of indecent matter”. Security
staff called the police after spotting the man on CCTV and changed the
background back before any customers could see it. Prosecutor
Anwen Evans said: “A security guard followed him on CCTV system and
could see him pay particular attention to one of the display iPads. “He
zoomed in and could see that he had uploaded an indecent image. He then
saw him make it larger, and leave it clearly on display in store.”
Mr Morgan’s defence said the shopper tried to remove the image but was unable to do so.
The
man’s defence lawyer Alex Scott told Swansea Magistrates’ Court: “It
was intended as a joke, but unfortunately it back-fired spectacularly.
He had some difficulty in removing it from the background and there was
an element of panic.”
“Yes, it was misguided and immature, but it was not intended to cause distress to anyone else.”
The man must now do 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £85 in costs plus a victim surcharge of £60.
Culled from The Independent
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