Ohio Man Arrested After Romp With Raft

While Edwin Tobergta, 32, may not be the first man to grow attached to an inflatable friend, he may be the first to develop such an amorous relationship with an inflatable pool raft. Tobergta was arrested after being spotted naked and having sex with the raft. This was not the first inflatable vixen that led Togergta astray.

Tobergta has been convicted several times for public indecency, including a 2002 incident involving sex with a four-foot inflatable Halloween pumpkin.

Notably, Tobergta has previously asked for psychiatric help, but it is not clear if any such help was given to him. At a time when states are slashing budgets, such individuals are more likely to go without such assistance or intervention in the coming years — a serious concern for mental health professionals. After the prior incident, relatives asked for assistance for Togergta and said that it was psychiatric treatment – not jail – that was needed.

Source: 700wlw as first seen on Reddit.

30 Responses to “Ohio Man Arrested After Romp With Raft”


  1. 1 Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) 1, August 31, 2011 at 8:54 am

    “This was not the first inflatable vixen that led Togergta astray.”

    There are great lines and there are great lines, and this was one of them.

  2. 2 Otteray Scribe 1, August 31, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Such is the state of mental health treatment in America today. Mental health centers have become a joke, and even with insurance it is hard to get a stay in a psychiatric hospital for more than three days to a week. I got a bulletin from the American Psychological Association the other day that is worth sharing. The gist of the article is that BC/BS in Florida is slashing reimbursement rates for mental health care.

    http://www.apapracticecentral.org/advocacy/managed/challenge-rate.aspx

    This is not isolated, but a growing trend by for-profit insurance companies to enhance their bottom line at the expense of people such as Edwin Tobergta. After all, if he is in jail instead of a mental hospital, they get to keep that premium money. Yet the taxpayers still have to take care of this guy. And it is safe to say that he will be back, again and again until he is declared an habitual offender and locked up for good.

  3. 3 eniobob 1, August 31, 2011 at 9:57 am

    ” including a 2002 incident involving sex with a four-foot inflatable Halloween pumpkin”

    So the question is “was it a good big one or a big good one?”

  4. 4 Frankly 1, August 31, 2011 at 10:30 am

    enibob – it was the GREAT pumpkin, just don’t tell Linus!

    Hopefully his fetish will remain inanimate inflatables & nobody is hurt.

  5. 5 Anonymously Yours 1, August 31, 2011 at 10:50 am

    Is this a missing episode of “Two and a Half Men”……or yet to be produced…..Alan…

  6. 6 Gene H. 1, August 31, 2011 at 10:53 am

    The man obviously needs psychiatric help, but come on, funny is still funny.

  7. 7 Junctionshamus 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:05 am

    Can you imagine what would happen if he broke into the prop room for “Caligula”?

  8. 8 eniobob 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Junctionshamus:

  9. 10 mespo727272 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:51 am

    Oro, I’ll raise.

  10. 11 Jay S. 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:55 am

    I’m having technical problems here….. With what part of the raft does one “consort”? A raft would seem to lack certain female attributes. Aren’t there inflatable female dolls more equipped for this?

  11. 12 mespo727272 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Jay S:

    Why the high suction bilge pump, you ninny. or so I’m told. :D

  12. 13 anon nurse 1, August 31, 2011 at 11:59 am

    With what part of the raft does one “consort”? -Jay S.

    The cup holder, perhaps…

  13. 14 anon nurse 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    mespo,

    The better answer, to be sure…

  14. 15 Anonymously Yours 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    AN,

    That was too funny….

  15. 16 Mike Spindell 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    As a representative of RIDE (Raft Indecency Defense Establishment) I want to chastise you on making fun of the serious issue of sexual exploitation of innocent water conveyances. Have a little empathy please.

  16. 17 Gene H. 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Oh the polyethylene!

  17. 18 eniobob 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    Mike S.

    ;=)

  18. 19 Anonymously Yours 1, August 31, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    Mike,

    That was funny…. How about the 2-R.I.D.E…….

    Romping Raft…..

    Gene,

    That is for ease of….

  19. 20 C.Everett Kook 1, August 31, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    yeah it’s just rafts and inflatable pumpkins now but what about later when it’s bouncy houses and blimps

  20. 21 rafflaw 1, August 31, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    This guy does need some serious help, but who is he hurting? He just needs to learn to keep his rafts in the house! I wonder if this guy is a member of Congress?

  21. 22 Tony Powell 1, August 31, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    Yes, funny but sad. And far better that he do this than attack little girls.

  22. 24 pete 1, August 31, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    if someone else inflated the raft does that make it a three way?

  23. 26 Mike Appleton 1, August 31, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    I’m sure that with all of the embarrassing publicity given this incident, Mr. Tobergta feels completely deflated.

  24. 27 mj barbour 1, August 31, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Watermelons are in season!!!

  25. 28 pardon me? 1, August 31, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Maybe he won’t fit into a regular rubber.

  26. 29 lottakatz 1, September 1, 2011 at 10:41 am

    Woosty=^..^ “WILSON!” LOL, I forgot about that scene, thanks. Sharp you are!

    Does Mr. Tobergta get a ‘Wilson’ number like some people have ‘Bacon’ numbers? Tobergta – Turley – Woosty – Wilson = W4?

  27. 30 anon nurse 1, September 1, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Yes, Woosty=C… a big “thumbs up” for that vid…

    “Does Mr. Tobergta get a ‘Wilson’ number like some people have ‘Bacon’ numbers? Tobergta – Turley – Woosty – Wilson = W4?” -lottakatz

    lottakatz, :-)

    W=C, lottakatz,

    You are way too clever… (Gotta love this blog…)


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