Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke (born 15 July 1961), commonly known as Purple Aki, is a British man known for his criminal convictions for harassment. He has been convicted for touching and measuring the muscles of young men and asking them to squat his body weight.

Jan 17, 2019 · A NOTORIOUS muscle-obssessed "bogeyman" dubbed “Purple Aki” has been spotted squeezing a man’s bicep in Manchester city centre, only three years after a 10-year ban stopping him from doing it was lifted.

Jun 8, 2023 · Yes! A Merseyside urban myth which is apparently true! I never saw the guy personally. But I've heard all the stories. What's funny is that once we (girls) we're doing PE and a few girls started screaming that they could see purple Aki and he was watching us.

Sep 12, 2016 · He had a thing for feeling muscles. And a nickname: “It’s Purple Aki.” For years, stories about this bogeyman swirled around Merseyside. The tales varied, but they agreed on certain key details -...

Feb 27, 2020 · In 2017, a restaurant named one of their dishes “Purple Teriyaki”. The restaurant changed the name and apologised following complaints from the public that the name could be seen as racist. If...

Sep 5, 2023 · PURPLE AKI became an urban legend in northwest England for his odd compulsion to touch muscular young men. But who is Purple Aki and has he been to prison?

The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki: Directed by Nick Mattingly. With Purple Aki, Benjamin Zand. Across Merseyside, there is a name which has been whispered by kids for decades - "Purple Aki". Part bogeyman; part urban legend - his real name is Akinwale Arobieke. What's his story?

Aug 1, 2013 · Akinwale Arobieke, 52, who the court heard is known as “Purple Aki”, approached well-built men in Manchester city centre, Trafford and Bolton and touched their arms or shoulders, prosecutors...

Dec 27, 2021 · Across Merseyside, there is a name that has been whispered for decades - 'Purple Aki'. Benjamin Zand goes in search of the truth behind one of the UK's stran...

Alleged new sighting of the infamous “purple aki” in Leeds, he is known as “the man who touches muscles” and was also the subject of a documentary and several court cases....more. The...