Alleged 'mime' stalker stripped to underwear, covered himself in cooking oil: officials

Not all mimes stay silent.One is now accused of terrorizing women.A Massachusetts man known for roaming in a black-and-white mime costume is accused of frightening women for months at a popular state park, where prosecutors say he allegedly stripped to his underwear, slathered himself in cooking oil and worked out near female employees before later collapsing in court as the allegations were read aloud.Hernan Villagran Lux, 29, of Framingham, is facing criminal harassment charges after three female state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) employees had up to over 50 encounters by one of the women over the past two months at a Natick state park near Boston.Prosecutors said all three women knew Lux by name and appearance, with one reporting more than 50 encounters that authorities said escalated over time, eventually leaving employees afraid to work around him.FLORIDA MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY LURED WOMEN WITH DATING APP COULD HAVE MORE VICTIMS: AUTHORITIESAppearing in court earlier this week, stalker 'mime' Hernan Villagran Lux, 29, fainted on the stand as his charges were read.
(Boston 25 News)The allegations have also sparked warnings on social media, where people across several Massachusetts communities said they recognized the suspect and claimed he had approached or followed women on the nearby rail trail.Authorities arrested Lux Sunday night on the Cochituate Rail Trail, after multiple women and park workers alleged he repeatedly approached them, stared at them and refused to leave despite repeated requests, according to Boston 25 News."The women report an extensive number of contacts with the defendant involving him staring at them, smiling in what they describe as 'a really unnerving and frankly terrifying manner,'" Framingham District Court Supervisor Andrew Mange said during Monday's court hearing.MAN ACCUSED OF REPEATEDLY TRESPASSING AT CIA HEADQUARTERS IN VIRGINIAA sign marks the entrance to Cochituate State Park in Natick, Mass., where a man is acc...