Man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
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A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanour child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager US$31 to spit in his face.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks. He's free from jail pending a court hearing.
A sheriff's statement says Westlake High School students claimed Hersel paid them to yell profanities, spit and slap him in the face. Several also claimed he offered them cash to urinate and defecate on him.
A motive wasn't clear.
Authorities say Hersel contacted some teens through the MySpace social networking site.
Hersel couldn't be reached for comment Friday. He had no listed phone number in Thousand Oaks.
- AP
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