A MAN has been found guilty of being the “Somerset Gimp” after jumping in front of cars and scaring female drivers.
Joshua Hunt, 32, dressed head-to-toe in a latex suit on multiple occasions in the Bleadon area of Somerset last year and terrorised people in the night.
SWNSJoshua Hunt, 32, dressed head-to-toe in a latex suit multiple times last year[/caption]
He was today found guilty at Bristol Magistrates’ Court
The court heard how he approached two lone women drivers on separate occasions on May 7 and 9.
He wore his black outfit and a horrifying mask made out of tights he’d purchased from Asda shortly before.
Hunt also used UV paint to draw on eyes and a mouth.
He previously accepted that he was the “gimp” who was spotted – but denied any intent to cause alarm or distress.
But after a one day trial, he was found guilty of two offences under the Public Order Act of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress after scaring female motorists in Somerset while dressed in a gimp suit.
The court heard that his mask was made out of tights he bought from Asda Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
