We’ve been seeing for a while that “Fifty Shades of Grey” has had a strong impact on some people, in some cases not a very positive one, and some have really taken their attraction to the book/film to a whole new level. Just recently, news came out about a 68-year-old man posing as “Anthony Laroche” on the Internet, trying to lure girls into having sex with him in very specific scenarios that many have compared to the popular work of fiction.
His alter ego was half his real age, presented as a 37-year-old with a well-built body, nice facial features and an overall well-groomed appearance. In reality though, he was nowhere near that, as behind this online profile he was actually slightly overweight, quite a lot older and balding. He had been posting offers for a blind date, where he was hoping to have sex with a woman in complete darkness, supposedly for a mysterious effect.
This was to occur in his own flat located in Nice, France, and according to reports, he was actually already successful in luring at least one woman in his trap. The victim, aged 40, said she found his profile on an online dating website called Zoosk, where he explained to her that he wanted the two of them to engage in a game like in “Fifty Shades of Grey” in order to “make things more exciting”.
Upon arriving to the flat, the woman was told to put on a blindfold, and invited to join the man in his bedroom, where they proceeded to have sex. Afterwards she decided to turn on the lights and remove her blindfold, which is when she found out the truth about the situation. She explained that she felt disgusted at this point and felt like she had been liked to.
Another victim came forward and said that she was even allegedly prevented from taking off her blindfold, as the man likely realized that he was about to be exposed. When she inevitably did take off the blindfold and questioned him about the situation, he admitted that it wasn’t him in the photos and he was just looking for a way to attract women that would otherwise be repulsed by him.
The man, referred to as “Michael” by the media, has already been arrested and is currently being investigated. He’s facing some serious charges, as in legal terms what he committed was actual rape, and a very specific type of rape too – it has been referred to as “rape by surprise”.