Odd alibi for public masturbation charge

David Pescovitz 10:51 am Tue Apr 11, 2006

Joseph "Donald" Scordata, 81, was arrested in September in Ridgewood, New Jersey for masturbating in his parked car. His defense? "That's not possible," he apparently said at a recent hearing. "I don't have a penis." At his last hearing, he asked the judge if he could represent himself instead of finding an attorney. The judge replied, "Then you will have a fool for a client." From NorthJersey.com:

When confronted by detectives, Scordato denied that he was masturbating in plain view, according to a Sept. 16 police report.

"I have dry skin, and I have to itch it a lot," he was quoted as saying in the report…

Matthew Winthrop, a caretaker who wheeled Scordato into court, said Scordato was innocent.

"He is a very good man," Winthrop said.

Asked how he felt about the charges, Scordato uttered an obscenity and said, "Let's get out of here."

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