Purple Aki

[CarlosTheDJ]

What weirds me out, is that I live in the Warwickshire, in the Midlands, and the name 'Purple Aki' rings a bell from when I was a kid. In a child molesting 'bogeyman' kind of way. 'Purple Aki will get you'. This was the 1980s.

It's weird how this one name seems to have done the rounds in school playgrounds down the years, far outside the North-West. I have to wonder how?

I grew up in Warwickshire at the same time and I remember that too.

 

[CuriousIdent]

What weirds me out, is that I live in the Warwickshire, in the Midlands, and the name 'Purple Aki' rings a bell from when I was a kid. In a child molesting 'bogeyman' kind of way. 'Purple Aki will get you'. This was the 1980s.

It's weird how this one name seems to have done the rounds in school playgrounds down the years, far outside the North-West. I have to wonder how?

I grew up in Warwickshire at the same time and I remember that too.

Hi CarlosTheDJ.

I grew up in Kenilworth. I definitely remember that name. I'm sure it was used around our way. This whole story sounds earily familliar to UL's we had. What town were you in?

 

[CarlosTheDJ]

What weirds me out, is that I live in the Warwickshire, in the Midlands, and the name 'Purple Aki' rings a bell from when I was a kid. In a child molesting 'bogeyman' kind of way. 'Purple Aki will get you'. This was the 1980s.

It's weird how this one name seems to have done the rounds in school playgrounds down the years, far outside the North-West. I have to wonder how?

I grew up in Warwickshire at the same time and I remember that too.

Hi CarlosTheDJ.

I grew up in Kenilworth. I definitely remember that name. I'm sure it was used around our way. This whole story sounds earily familliar to UL's we had. What town were you in?

Warwick!

 

[CuriousIdent]

You see I find this really kind of weird. Looking down on this thread there are people down South, people in the Midlands, all knowing the name, all aware of the Urban Legend, of Purple Aki/Acky/Aggy - based around a real life individual at large for some 15 years on Merseyside.

This kind of thing fascinates me, in as much as at some point during these years that UL concept has graduated further South down the UK. And you have to wonder quite how that occurred? As a kid in the 80s I knew the name via playground talk, I guess. I knew that there was this guy who like squeezing young boys muscles. That's all I knew. But as far as I was aware this was a local thing here in Warks.

Clearly it WASN'T. We can see that now. But I don't recall anybody in my year group at school who had come down from Merseyside, and possibly brought the UL with them.

Now granted I had and Aunt and Uncle who moved to the Wirral during the 80s. But I feel pretty sure this was a UL that kids on my street, and at my school, had been discussing long before that point. They moved up to Ellesmere Port at the tail end of the 80s. At least one of the friends I had, who I can recall spreading this UL, had move away by that point.

It's actually kind of creepy. Especially to discover the guy is a real person.

 

[McAvennie]

You see I find this really kind of weird. Looking down on this thread there are people down South, people in the Midlands, all knowing the name, all aware of the Urban Legend, of Purple Aki/Acky/Aggy - based around a real life individual at large for some 15 years on Merseyside.

This kind of thing fascinates me, in as much as at some point during these years that UL concept has graduated further South down the UK. And you have to wonder quite how that occurred? As a kid in the 80s I knew the name via playground talk, I guess. I knew that there was this guy who like squeezing young boys muscles. That's all I knew. But as far as I was aware this was a local thing here in Warks.

Clearly it WASN'T. We can see that now. But I don't recall anybody in my year group at school who had come down from Merseyside, and possibly brought the UL with them.

Now granted I had and Aunt and Uncle who moved to the Wirral during the 80s. But I feel pretty sure this was a UL that kids on my street, and at my school, had been discussing long before that point. They moved up to Ellesmere Port at the tail end of the 80s. At least one of the friends I had, who I can recall spreading this UL, had move away by that point.

It's actually kind of creepy. Especially to discover the guy is a real person.

I am on the outskirts of London and only found out about this fella a few years back via the internet.

I guess word of mouth would have spread it out in wider and wider circles up north and then the dawn of the net in the mid90s will have helped it travel further.

 

[escargot]

The scare in my home town (30 miles from Liverpool) seems to have been quite widespread and taken seriously. There was a police announcement in the local rag soon after I heard about it, stating that the individual in question (unnamed for legal reasons) was definitely not in the area. :lol:

Interestingly, one concerned parent who rang me thought his name was P*ki Aki.

 

[CuriousIdent]

The scare in my home town (30 miles from Liverpool) seems to have been quite widespread and taken seriously. There was a police announcement in the local rag soon after I heard about it, stating that the individual in question (unnamed for legal reasons) was definitely not in the area. :lol:

Interestingly, one concerned parent who rang me thought his name was P*ki Aki.

Ouch.

Is this the example you were citing earlier - taking place even though the REAL Purple Aki was in prison at this point?

 

[escargot]

Yes, it is, and if I can find the newspaper I'll scan the article and post it.

I dunno if there really were letters home and in-school police visits though, as I heard that from a friend of a woman who reckons her kids had all that.

Was just looking for the 'Keep Purple Aki Away From Our Kids' Facebook group and found lots of groups dedicated to him, including 'Purple Aki Should Bum Rochdale'. :?

 

[McAvennie]

'Purple Aki Should Bum Rochdale'. :?

It is probably all kinds of wrong but that actually made me LOL and not just type LOL in place of 'made me mildly smile'.

 

[escargot]

Asked a couple of parents of primary school age kids today if they'd heard about him, and they both said thair kids had been formally warned - by two different schools - and one had a letter home. :lol:

I've asked for the letter so I may be able to scan it & show it on here. Fingers crossed.

 

[CuriousIdent]

Asked a couple of parents of primary school age kids today if they'd heard about him, and they both said thair kids had been formally warned - by two different schools - and one had a letter home. :lol:

I've asked for the letter so I may be able to scan it & show it on here. Fingers crossed.

That would certainly be interesting to see, Escargot.

 

[escargot]

Rifling house for newspaper as we speak.

 

[pornosonic1975]

I met Purple Acky!!!

Growing up in Wigan in the 80's/90's meant that you would regularly come into contact with Purple Acky, increasingly so as he became more well known in his usual haunt of St Helens. In about 1991/2, he approached my mate one friday night around Wigan, taking a fancy to my mate Ian, trying to feel his muscles. He managed to get away after a chase through Wigan town centre!

A few years later, he approached another mate at about 2am in his street which was on a housing estate in Marus Bridge, Wigan and my mate being rather naive, entertained him by doing squat thrusts, star jumps and showing his muscles!

About ten years ago, I was in the car park of Lloyds TSB in Pemberton, Wigan in the daytime and was approached by him! He was about twenty feet away and beckoned me to come and have a chat with him but I managed to get into my car, lock the doors and drive away. I can vouch for the fact that he is MASSIVE and rather scary. Far scarier looking than his released picture.

My brother was even the victim of him. A few years ago, some cops came round to our house to take a statement as my brothers details (he's was a rugby player) were found in his notebook along with all his measurements, car registration, address and loads of other things.

In his defence, apart from being very intimidating he has never actually tried to bum anyone as far as I know and is just apparently interested in what is described above really. As far as I know, he has never tried to hurt anyone.

Then again, would YOU tell anyone if you got bummed by Purple Acky?!

 

[CuriousIdent]

Really sensitive use of the word 'bummed' there, but I do understand what you mean.

from all of the reports generally referred to he he doesn't seem to actually be attempting physical harm, here. But the intimidation and obsessive tracking of people is definitely very threatening, premeditated and aggressive.

 

[Yithian]

I though 'bummed' chimed rather nicely with the username "Pornosonic1975" and the fact that Mr Aki was the the stuff of playground rumours.

 

[CuriousIdent]

I though 'bummed' chimed rather nicely with the username "Pornosonic1975" and the fact that Mr Aki was the the stuff of playground rumours.

Well, yeah, I suppose.

What I find more interesting here though, as posted earlier, is that the UL or 'Purple Aki' was known down here in Warwickshire in the 80s. As far as I know Aki himself was never active down here. It's interesting to see just how far the UL of a REAL very disturbing character can travel.

Anybody else recall this as an Urban Legend from the 80s/90s outside of the North-west of England?

 

[Yithian]

It's pretty amazing, I suppose.

But then, on the other hand, kids—being kids— tell tall-tales to other kids.

One would have to suppose that the vast majority of those hearing and telling these stories had no direct experience of homo purpura, or even anyone else who did. However, all it would take is a few movers from school to school, area to area, and it's all quite explicable.

I think the reality of the legend would have had the effect of increasing the number of first-hand encounters (which would be both geographically and temporally disparate) from which the story could spread. Were the purple predator a figment of imagination or a misapprehension, the story would have died. Mr Aki, on the contrary kept on generating numerous first instances over a number of years.

What I would like to know is whether Aki himself realised or even now realises he has become a bogeyman.

 

[Dr_Baltar]

What I would like to know is whether Aki himself realised or even now realises he has become a bogeyman.

From the ever-reliable Wikipedia:

During the court case Arobieke made an apology to his victims and admitted that he was "infamous, notorious, everything from a bogeyman to whatever".

 

[Yithian]

Using the word 'whatever' in an apology doesn't sound massively heartfelt now, does it?

 

[Vestigial]

Try this recent newspaper link about Purple Aki:

Purple Aki to deny muscle ban violation​

MUSCLE BAN: Akinwale Arobieke - aka Purple Aki

Published Date: 20 November 2009

A man has appeared in court charged with violating an order banning him from touching young men's muscles.
Akinwale Arobieke, known across the North West as Purple Aki, appeared before magistrates on Thursday (November 18).

The 48-year-old, who is 6ft 5in tall and weights around 17st, indicated he will deny the charge.

He was remanded in custody by JPs at Llandudno Magistrates.

The alleged offence is said to have occurred in Mostyn Street, Llandudno, on November 4.

Prosecutors say Arobieke touched a 16-year-old's leg without his permission.

He is banned from engaging in a host of bizarre activities, including touching men's muscles and measuring them.

He is also banned from entering St Helens under the terms of the Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

He was remanded in custody until December for committal to crown court.

Archived Link:
https://web.archive.org/web/2009112...igannews/Purple-Aki-to-deny-muscle.5844879.jp

 

[drjbrennan]

He's back in the news again and he has a Facebook page!

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpoo ... -26307413/


http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Akinwa ... 717?ref=ts

 

[Spudrick68]

Sound a bit 'Spring Heeled Jack"ish if you ask me.

 

[rjmrjmrjm]

Notorious Liverpool man jailed for touching boy’s muscles

Jun 25 2010 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Echo


A NOTORIOUS Liverpool man with a fetish for feeling teenage boys’ muscles was was labelled a “sexual predator” by a judge as he was jailed yesterday.

Akinwale Arobieke, 48, was locked up for two-and-a-half years after a jury found him guilty of touching the calf and thigh muscles of a 16-year-old boy in Llandudno, north Wales.

The offence, in November last year, was a breach of a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) banning him from touching boys’ muscles, made after a raft of previous offences in Merseyside.

Yesterday the jury found him guilty, by an 11-to-one majority verdict, at the end of a four-day trial at Caernarfon crown court.

He was also banned for an unlimited period from setting foot in Llandudno.

Arobieke claimed the incident never happened and said the boy must have made it up “for fun” after reading internet stories about him, including a Wikipedia page.

He also said he was “vulnerable” to baseless allegations because of the order against him.

Arobieke, who is 6ft 5in, said he would not have acted in such a way because he knew the Llandudno street was covered by many CCTV cameras.

He told the jury: “I stand out.”

But Judge Nic Parry told him: “You are a plausible individual, but the jury has not been fooled by you.”

He said Arobieke had been a “sexual predator” on many occasions.

Judge Parry said for a quarter of a century Arobieke had a history of assault, dishonesty and public order offences.

Karl Scholz, prosecuting, revealed he had more than 40 convictions, including eight for actual bodily harm, seven for assaulting police, six for threatening behaviour and one for a threat to kill.

Urging the judge not to ban him from Llandudno, Brigid Baillie, defending, said he had to tell police whenever he left Liverpool anyway because of the SOPO.

She said he was in care from six months old and once lived in a Barnardos home in Llandudno.

But Judge Parry said Arobieke, of Hornby Road, Walton, had added to the trauma of young men.

He added: “The court has long recognised the need to protect the public from sexual harm caused by you.”


http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpoo ... -26722821/

 

[Heckler]

Karl Scholz, prosecuting, revealed he had more than 40 convictions, including eight for actual bodily harm, seven for assaulting police, six for threatening behaviour and one for a threat to kill.

:shock: So clearly there is real reason to be wary.

 

[OneWingedBird]

i didn;t realise you could have that many convictions for ABH and assaulting police and still be on the streets? :shock:

 

[Spudrick68]

When i was a kid growing up in the Preston area, us kids talked of a local pervert who hung around the woods near the park. His name was 'Dooley'. But I don't recall anyone ever seeing him.

 

[CuriousIdent]

Karl Scholz, prosecuting, revealed he had more than 40 convictions, including eight for actual bodily harm, seven for assaulting police, six for threatening behaviour and one for a threat to kill.

:shock: So clearly there is real reason to be wary.

Ouch! Yes. Annoyingly the kind of string of convictions which do not result in a long term jail sentence. But it's quite understandable that people have found the guy quite so menacing.

I mentioned this thread to my girlfriend again, the other day. She's from Merseyside as I've probably mentioned previously. It still really bothers her. For an entire generation of kids this guy really WAS a Freddy Kruger-esque figure of fear.

 

[lordmongrove]

There was a bloke in Exeter who drank so much his skin turned maroon. He was called Purple Andy.

 

[mr_macabre]

Dunno if this link will work but a band called The Suzuki Method have just released an EP and one of the songs is called "Purple Aki"!

Wonder if he'll get any royalties...?

http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=708

 

[CuriousIdent]

I wonder if it was inspired by the same guy?