Man holding cucumber accused of indecent act in library

Police in Toronto, Canada, have charged a man with committing an “indecent act” while holding a cucumber at a Scarborough library. Officers received a call at around 11am on Saturday for a suspicious incident at Agincourt Library.

“He sits down and a (26-year-old woman) sits next to him and he opens up his laptop,” Const. David Hopkinson said. The man then started masturbating with one hand while holding a cucumber with his other hand, the officer alleged.



“He was not using the cucumber (to pleasure himself), as far as I’m aware. It was held in his other hand - multi-tasking,” Hopkinson said. Fredrick Tennyson Davis, 49, has been charged with an indecent act and two counts of fail to comply probation. Davis was charged with mischief and a similar indecent act on June 26, 2012, at a Markham library.

He received a suspended sentence and 12 months probation for the indecent act charge and a stay of proceedings for the mischief charge. When asked if Davis appeared threatening to the library staff or patrons, Hopkinson said he wasn’t sure if there was any threat. “I don’t think he had any free hands to make any threat,” the officer said.