Sticky situation: Landscaper who gained notoriety for ‘smearing himself with maple syrup then filming sex with a colleague’ is rearrested for threatening to release her name to the public
- Robert Somley, 52, had sex with the married woman, who was helping him move out of his house, after she caught him naked dribbling maple syrup over himself
- Somley filmed proceedings, unknown to the woman – when she found out ‘she demanded that Somley delete it all, but he refused’
- In addition to a pending charge of voyeurism – Somley is now charged with violating a protective order and tampering with a witness
- Somley told police he’d been invited to appear on the Howard Stern show
A Connecticut landscaper, who videoed himself having sex with a married woman after dribbling maple syrup over himself has been rearrested for allegedly threatening to go public with her name.
Robert Somley, 52, from Monroe, Connecticut, was receiving help from the woman, a 48-year-old co-worker to move out of the home he had been evicted from when Somley said he needed to take a break, as reported by The New York Post.
The duo had been loading wood into a trailer.
The woman had gone looking for Somley and found him in the home, naked and watching porn on a laptop, police said.
When asked what he was doing, police said Somley replied that he needed to relieve himself before continuing work.
The woman was helping Somley move out of his house when he said he needed a break and was later caught by the woman naked, watching porn and smearing maple syrup on himself
The woman left but returned to see Somley smearing maple syrup on himself.
The woman described the sight as a ‘turn on’ and demanded to participate, according to police. Somley filmed everything and refused to delete the video when the woman asked
The woman described the sight as a ‘turn on’ and demanded to participate, according to officers.
The food sex also involved foreplay with blueberry jelly.
The woman didn’t realize that Somley was videoing proceedings but when she found out demanded that he deleted it. He refused.
The woman’s complaint to police led to Somley’s arrest and he is facing a pending charge of voyeurism.
On Monday he was rearrested after allegedly threatening ‘to out’ the woman.
During Somley’s arraignment hearing on Monday, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Kevin Dunn announced that in addition to the pending charge, Somley is also charged with violating a protective order, imposed a week before, and tampering with a witness.
Superior Court Judge Tracy Lee Dayton ordered Somley held in lieu of $150,000 bond.
‘You called a witness’s home and indicated to the witness that the victim better drop the case,’ Dayton said when Somley protested.
Somley said he had gotten an invitation to be on the Howard Stern satellite radio show Monday night. He never appeared.
Police said Somley told the victim’s best friend that she needed to tell the victim, ‘that if she did not drop all the charges he would completely destroy her, that he would go public with her name.’
Superior Court Judge Tracy Lee Dayton ordered Somley held in lieu of $150,000 bond.