Man gropes Minnie Mouse at Disney? Is the punishment enough? Too much?

Statue 784.03 of Florida law says in part: The offense of Battery occurs when a person 1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or 2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.

flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0784/SEC03.HTM&Title=-%3E2009-%3ECh0784-%3ESection%2003#0784.03 Statute 784.03 So it seems at first look he is guilty of the crime. To me the punishment seems fair as incarceration was the maximum punishment.

..........wow............ I definitely believe that the punishment fits the "crime". What sane man, even an old one, will go around groping "Minnie Mouse"! Even I am not that desperate.... But I wonder.......will the 50 hours communtiy service within 4 months be done during the probation.

I would not trust this man to do community service without someone watching him.

Tough situation. Personally I don't think punishment will really "fix" these problems.

This was absurdly excessive. He should have gotten just a warning. People touch mascots all the time, and there is no real likelihood that it was particularly sexual.

How could it?

In My Opinion, The punishment fits, except for the mental eval. He was probably joking around and didn't mean it but he should have thought about the consequences and/or said something before he did it. But those charges are not too serious and he probably won't do it again!

I am familiar with what the courts do here in California so I cant say the punishment was too much, it really is a matter of intent.

Given the man's age, I would expect a certain degree of restraint (on his part. ) The elderly are expected to set good character examples for the younger generation, so a crime like this is actually more heinous. On the other hand, if the evaluation suggests that the man is mentally disabled, I think the community service and the fine should be waived, leaving only the 180 days probation (presumably both for his protection and others around him.

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Personally it seems to me like he was punished a bit too harshly. I know these topics are very sensitive, and a misspoken word or mistype can get somebody into all sorts of trouble. But I am going on the basis that this guy has never even had so much as a speeding ticket in his 61 years.. My understanding of it is, he fondled her behind whilst getting a photograph taken, and then 'She did everything she could to get him off her breasts', I don't know what that last bit means, but without the full details i'm not really able to pass comment.

From the newspaper stories, it sounds like she may have exaggerated slightly.. In court she 'was fighting back the tears because she was so distraught'. He has to be supervised for 180 days WITH 50 hours C.S., to be finished in 4 months, $1,000 fine and Mental evaluation along with a letter of apology and global media coverage... I think there are rapists out there who got less then that. Don't get me wrong, the guy should get punished, in my opinion, I think that maybe, in this case it was just a little bit harsh..

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