Police stripper Sgt Eros sees weapon charges dropped

THE Crown Office has dropped charges against a "police" stripogram after appeal court judges ruled that his baton was not an offensive weapon, it was announced yesterday.

Stuart Kennedy, 25, was due at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 12 May to face charges of impersonating a police officer and carrying an offensive weapon.

The proceedings were dropped days after judges at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh agreed that his truncheon was not an offensive weapon in relation to a separate case.

The student, who performs under the name Sergeant Eros, went on trial last year accused of carrying two batons and a spray without lawful authority.

His case was thrown out of Aberdeen Sheriff Court after the sheriff ruled he had a "reasonable excuse" to carry the batons.

The sheriff's decision was appealed by prosecutors but appeal judges last month backed the sheriff's ruling.