Summary The policeman said he had turned to stripping because of his financial problems.
LISBON (AFP) - A Portuguese policeman was Friday handed a 22-month suspended jail sentence for wearing his service weapon while performing stripteases.
The 32-year-old officer admitted to the court in Novo de Sao Joao that he wore his uniform to make his performances "more realistic", but claimed the firearm was a replica of his service pistol, the Lusa news agency reported.
The policeman, who gave four striptease shows in several bars and restaurants on March 8, 2014, for International Women s Day, said he had turned to stripping because of his financial problems.
He was suspended immediately after the press published Facebook pictures from his performances showing him wearing nothing but skin-tight briefs and his beret.
