S. African artist guilty of exhibitionism for rooster-penis dance

[Bosonic]

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S. African artist guilty of exhibitionism for rooster-penis dance

A Paris court on Monday found a South African artist guilty of sexual exhibitionism after a performance in Paris that saw him dance with a rooster tied to his penis.

But the criminal court imposed no penalty on the artist, 51-year-old Steven Cohen, noting that no complaint had been filed against him and that he had not engaged in sexual acts.

Prosecutors had requested a 1,000 euro ($1,390) fine.

Cohen was arrested last September after the performance in a busy public square near the Eiffel Tower.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/african-artist-guilty-exhibitionism-rooster-penis-dance-090404582.html#nFI7tpv

[In_The_Wind]

1. Was the rooster alive?

[Bosonic]

2. Unknown

Sporting platform shoes and an outlandish costume including feathers on his fingers and a headdress made of a stuffed pheasant, he danced for 10 minutes with his penis attached to the rooster, before police stepped in.

"What I did was art (that) had nothing to do with sexuality," he had told the court, adding that no one -- even a group of passing nuns -- had complained about the performance.

[In_The_Wind]

3. It seems as if he is proud of his dancing skills.

... or something.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Yes

As for the rooster, Tricoire said the only time it was "manhandled" was by police during Cohen's arrest. The animal is now in a chicken coop and living "a totally happy life in Normandy".

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/05/artist-guilty-cockerel-tied-to-penis-eiffel-tower

The act split up due to artistic differences, it seems.

[Bosonic]

4. Weirdness ... confirmed.