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John Paul II Impersonator Fined For Doing Job Too Well
"The problem was that he looked a lot like Karol Wojtyla. He was detained for usurpation of title which is a misdemeanour," a police spokeswoman told AFP.
"The cassock he was wearing has been confiscated," she added.
The man has been released and will have to pay between 154 and 929 euros ($200 and $1,200), depending on a decision by a judge, the spokeswoman said.
Another officer at the station where the 55-year-old man was taken quipped: "If he had been dressed like Tutankhamun nothing would have happened."
The performer has been working the main avenue leading up to the Colosseum in his white skullcap for weeks -- alongside Roman centurion imitators and other performers -- but police said they acted following an anonymous complaint.
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/fake-pope-held-in-rome-for-looking-like-john-paul-ii
"The cassock he was wearing has been confiscated," she added.
The man has been released and will have to pay between 154 and 929 euros ($200 and $1,200), depending on a decision by a judge, the spokeswoman said.
Another officer at the station where the 55-year-old man was taken quipped: "If he had been dressed like Tutankhamun nothing would have happened."
The performer has been working the main avenue leading up to the Colosseum in his white skullcap for weeks -- alongside Roman centurion imitators and other performers -- but police said they acted following an anonymous complaint.
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/fake-pope-held-in-rome-for-looking-like-john-paul-ii
