Woman accused of groping Santa while on his lap

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"The
security officer at the mall said Santa Claus has been sexually
assaulted," police Detective Lt. Thomas Michael said of the complaint.

Sandrama
Lamy, 33, of Danbury, was charged with sexual assault and breach of
peace in the weekend incident. She was released on a promise to appear
in court on Jan. 3.

Police quickly found and identified Lamy because the woman was described as being on crutches, said Capt. Bob Myles.

A
call seeking comment from Lamy was answered by a recording Tuesday
morning. A woman later called back and said: "It's a false report and I
don't have any idea."

Police
did not give the name of the disconcerted Santa, but they said he is 65
and felt badly because children were waiting to see him. "He was
apparently shocked and embarrassed by the whole incident," Myles said.

A
man who teaches hundreds of prospective Santas a year — "Santa Tim"
Connaghan, president of RealSantas.com — said he's never heard of a
similar incident, though it's not unusual for adults to want to pose
with Santa.

"I've
had some very nice ladies sit on my lap," said Connaghan, who did not
train the Danbury Fair Santa. "Once in a while they'll say 'I hope Mrs.
Claus isn't going to be upset.' You have to be discreet and kind and
say 'Oh no, she'll be OK. You can sit here, but only for one photo.'"

A spokeswoman for Cherry Hill Photo, the company that coordinates Santas for Danbury Fair, declined to comment Tuesday.