Man Who Sold “Infidelity Sofa” Charged With Gross Defamation
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- A man in Småland faces a gross defamation charge after selling a sofa advertised as an “infidelity sofa.”
- The Blocket listing received more than 700,000 views, and the sofa sold for 10,000 kronor.
- His former partner is seeking 50,000 kronor in damages.
A sofa advertised as an “infidelity sofa” went viral across Sweden. Now the man who sold it faces prosecution for gross defamation.
The man, who lives in Småland, posted the listing on Blocket at the end of September last year. He wrote that he had caught his partner being unfaithful on the sofa and that it had been “cleaned of everything except bad memories.”
cleaned of everything except bad memories
The advertisement drew more than 700,000 views nationwide, and the sofa eventually sold for 10,000 kronor. The man described the stunt as “a fun thing” made out of something sad.
His former partner disagreed and sued him for gross defamation. Prosecutors have now charged him, and the former partner is seeking 50,000 kronor in damages.
a fun thing
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