In summary, the police arrested Peter, 22 year old (well almost) Bogan resident of New Norfolk , Tasmania , in a pumpkin patch 11:38 p.m. on Friday. Peter will be charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour, public indecency, and public intoxication at the Hobart courthouse on Monday.
The suspect explained that as he was passing a pumpkin patch he decided to stop.
�You know, a pumpkin is soft and squishy inside, and there was no one around for miles. At least I thought there wasn't,� he stated in a phone interview. Peter went on to say that he pulled over to the side of the road picked out a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purpose, cut a hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his alleged �need.� �Guess I was really into it, you know?� he commented with evident embarrassment. In the process, Peter apparently failed to notice a New Norfolk police car approaching and was unaware of his audience until Officer Brenda Taylor approached him. �That was an unusual situation, that's for sure,� said Officer Taylor. �I walked up to Peter and he was just...... pumping away at this pumpkin.� Taylor went on to describe what happened when she approached Peter. �I just went up and said, �Excuse me sir, but do you realize that you're having sex with a pumpkin?� He froze and was clearly very surprised that I was there, and then looked me straight in the face and said, �A pumpkin? F**k me, is it midnight already?�
caveat, this is serious urban legend and it and similar events have been reported numerous times in numerous locations worldwide.
