Lingerie-stealing postman caught wearing woman's thong

Rusty · #1 10-17-2008, 12:30 PM

Telegraph.co.uk
Last Updated: 11:56AM BST 17 Oct 2008

Matthew Furness, a Royal Mail postman who stole parcels containing women's lingerie, was caught wearing a stolen red thong.

Furness, 35, indulged his fetish for wearing sexy lingerie by intercepting items sent in the post, a court heard. He aroused suspicions after a string of packages of a "female nature" disappeared while he was on duty. His Royal Mail bosses launched a covert operation which involved planting a parcel containing a women's bra and thong in his van. Within hours the packet had vanished prompting them to haul Furness in for questioning.

At first the he denied stealing the underwear but was caught out when police officers were called to the sorting office. They strip-searched married Furness and found he was wearing the red thong that had been planted in his van. When he appeared in court he admitted he had a fetish problem but said he felt better about it after talking it over with his mates.

The bizarre incident happened while Furness, from Weymouth, Dorset, was working for the Royal Mail between October and December last year.

Bob Booker, prosecuting for the Royal Mail, said: "The defendant worked as a postman when we suspected some items had been stolen or gone missing from the office. We carried out surveillance and from that saw he had taken a package we had planted which contained lady's underwear. The items that had previously been taken were of a female nature so we were guided as to what might work to catch him. As a result we asked him to come in and he was initially ambivalent and didn't want to admit what he had done for obvious reasons of embarrassment. He wasn't prepared to co-operate with us over a search of his own person so we asked the police to come and intervene as they had more powers. He was searched by an officer who discovered he was actually wearing the lady's thong - this was on the day he stole the planted package. He then made full admissions that he had take the bra and thong as well as the previous items."

Furness pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing a packet belonging to the Royal Mail at a previous hearing.

Ian Brazier, defending, told magistrates that Furness had been sacked by the Royal Mail and was now going through a divorce with his wife. He said: "My client has already suffered as a result of the publicity that surrounds this case. It is now out there and he feels as a result he can now talk about it which must have had a very positive effect on him."

From the dock, Furness told magistrates in Weymouth: "My friends have helped me as I am now able to talk to them and I realised that I am not the only person who has gone through something like this and it is more common than you think."

Magistrates imposed a two year conditional discharge on Furness and ordered him to pay £250 costs.

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DEMOA · #2 10-17-2008, 12:49 PM

God that guy's hot.

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Tracy · #3 10-17-2008, 12:50 PM

Isn't that Dave Grohl?

DEMOA · #4 10-17-2008, 12:52 PM

or Johnny Ramone?

Tracy · #5 10-17-2008, 12:57 PM

I dunno, but he has some nice legs...he should have put on some garters

MetalBrent · #6 10-17-2008, 01:06 PM

Its not for the look its for the comfort

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Kid Lester · #7 10-17-2008, 01:11 PM

Lingerie-stealing postman caught wearing woman's thong

Is this even a crime? Because if it is, this is the first I've heard of it.

Panama Girl · #8 10-17-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid Lester

Lingerie-stealing postman caught wearing woman's thong

Is this even a crime? Because if it is, this is the first I've heard of it.

He was in possession of stolen property, wherever it was he had it.

Moral of the story: if you're a man with a women's-underwear fetish, buy your own in another town.

Kid Lester · #9 10-17-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Panama Girl

He was in possession of stolen property, wherever it was he had it.

Moral of the story: if you're a man with a women's-underwear fetish, buy your own in another town.

I realize that.

Now.

Panama Girl · #10 10-17-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid Lester

I realize that.

Now.

I told you that salesgirl at Victoria's Secret was looking at us funny! I swear, next time you want me to act as your cover you better pick out something that at least looks like it could fit me.

Lingerie-stealing postman caught wearing woman's thong

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