'Polish Borat' claims groping women is normal in Eastern Europe | the Daily Mail: "To the women he groped and grunted at, Thomasz Stepniowski's sleazy behaviour was no laughing matter.

But for the 24-year-old Pole it was all perfectly acceptable.

This, he claimed, was because such 'cultural naughtiness' is entirely normal in Eastern Europe.

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And a court heard the factory worker - dubbed the Polish Borat by neighbours - was even backed by his female interpreter during a police interview.

The case bears a startling resemblance to the sexist antics of the Kazakhstani TV presenter, the main character in comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's hit film.

But wheras Borat's demeaning attitude to women is drawing laughs in cinemas across the UK, Stepnioski's crude assaults landed him in the dock accused of indecency.

The court heard the Pole approached nine women in Weymouth, Dorset, and fondled their breasts or pinched their bottoms while making grunting noises.

After his arrest, he told officers he hadn't realised he was breaking the law because his conduct was normal back home.

His Russian-born interpreter then interrupted the interview to back his claim.

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