according to the Irish Examiner. The popularity of the gay cruising spot drew the attention of the department store’s staff and the local police, which set up a sting operation last month.The most recent case to appear in court involved a 32-year-old a Brazilian-national living in Ireland on a visa.
Gustavo Viturino pled guilty to public masturbation at the Dublin District Court. An officer of Ireland’s national police (Garda Siochana), named James Smith told the court that he and another plain clothed officer witnessed Viturino masturbating in the store’s bathroom.Arguing for a slap on the wrist, Viturino’s representation, Paddy McGarry, argued Viturino had not gone to the store to engage in sex.