This is one of those intriguing crime stories that makes you laugh brought to you by the phenomenon called Purple Aki.

A bodybuilding fanatic from Merseyside who is banned from squeezing men’s muscles or asking them to do squats has targeted more young males, a jury was told.

Akinwale Arobieke, 52, who the court heard is known as “Purple Aki”, approached well-built men in Manchester city centre, Trafford and Bolton and touched their arms or shoulders, prosecutors allege.

Mr Arobieke denies any wrongdoing and says he is being “set up” by “vindictive” people who know about his history of offending.

He was jailed for five years in 2003 for 15 charges of harassment and on his release he was given a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).

It bans him from certain specific activities, including feeling a person’s muscles or getting them to carry out “squats” in public.

He has since been jailed three times for flouting the SOPO, and is now facing a further string of breaches at Manchester Crown Court – offences he denies.

Opening the case for the crown, prosecutor Michael Brady told the court: “The complainants in this case are all young men whose physical appearance and build hold a fascination for this defendant.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/akinwale-arobieke-touched-well-built-mens-5392415

If Purple Aki wants to press muscles, let him press some muscles dammit!