Shortly after midday in March 2016, a guest at the Alster public baths in Hamburg stepped into the steam room for a bit of relaxation, Die Welt reported on Tuesday. On Tuesday, a Hamburg court found the men - Ingo R. (age 75), Fred G. (75), Norbert L. (63), and Victor H. (59) - guilty of the “arousal of public scandalization” and handed them all fines in excess of €1,500. Only Ingo R. turned up to the court hearing, disputing the version of events prosecutors put forward. A sauna attendant also told the court that Ingo R. had been seen in the presence of the three other men. "I have been punished because the police can't do their jobs properly," Ingo R. bitterly complained after the ruling.

Source: The Local March 22, 2017 11:48 UTC