Hefty fine for man unfulfilled by hooker: report
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Talk about losing across the board: a man who complained to police that he was cheated by a prostitute found himself slapped with a heavy fine in Norway, where paying for sex is illegal, media reported on Monday. Skip related content
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"He contacted police because he felt he didn't get what he paid for," Kurt Pettersen of the Tromsoe police station in northern Norway told the local daily Nordlys.
The 28-year-old man had paid the Russian prostitute a sum in advance but the pair were ultimately unable to agree on the final price.
"Since they were not able to agree, the woman left and he ended up with nothing," Pettersen said.
Well, not really. The man ended up with an 8,000-kroner (930-euro, 1,325-dollar) fine.
The purchase of sexual services in Norway was banned on January 1, with offenders facing a fine, up to six months in prison, or both.