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A Paris court has found a South African artist guilty of sexual exhibitionism after a performance in Paris in which he danced with a cockerel tied to his penis.A Paris court has found a South African artist guilty of sexual exhibitionism after a performance in Paris in which he danced with a cockerel tied to his penis.
But the criminal court imposed no penalty on 51-year-old Steven Cohen, noting that no complaint had been filed against him and that he had not engaged in sexual acts.But the criminal court imposed no penalty on 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 (£824) fine.Prosecutors had requested a €1,000 (£824) fine.
Cohen was arrested last September after the performance in a busy public square near the Eiffel tower.Cohen was arrested last September after the performance in a busy public square near the Eiffel tower.
Wearing 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 intervened.Wearing 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 intervened.
"What I did was art (that) had nothing to do with sexuality," he told the court, adding that no one – even a group of passing nuns – had complained about the performance. "What I did was art [that] had nothing to do with sexuality," he told the court, adding that no one – even a group of passing nuns – had complained about the performance.