Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke (born 15 July 1961) is a British convicted criminal. Known locally in North West England as Purple Aki, he is a tall bodybuilder who weighs . According to the Daily Mirror, Arobieke became known for "approaching younger males and striking up conversations about weight training, before touching and measuring their muscles, and then inviting them to squat his body weight". His criminal activities were originally ruled as sexually motivated, a fact which was recognised in 2006 by Liverpool Magistrates' Court when Merseyside Police successfully applied to them for a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. However, this was lifted in May 2016, and Arobieke has never been convicted of a sexual offence. On 12 September 2016 BBC Three published an online documentary about Arobieke called The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki. Later that year, he made an allegation against the BBC of incitement to racial hatred, complaining to Merseyside Police that the documentary was racist and had demonised him. Early life Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope Arobieke was born on 15 July 1961 at Crumpsall Hospital in Crumpsall, Lancashire. His mother was a secretarial student of Nigerian descent. His father's identity is unknown. He was placed in care at the age of six months, and spent some time in a Barnardo's home in Llandudno. As an adult, he held several jobs such as a cleaner in the Mersey Tunnels and as a messenger for Liverpool City Council. Criminal history Manslaughter On 15 June 1986, a 16-year-old from Birkenhead named Gary Kelly was electrocuted at New Brighton railway station. He was allegedly running away from Arobieke, who was convicted of manslaughter but successfully appealed against the conviction on the grounds that he had not acted unlawfully by "standing on the platform and looking into trains". In addition, Arobieke was awarded an estimated £35,000 compensation, due to alleged racial overtones in the prosecution case. Indecent assault and witness intimidation Arobieke appeared in court on 22 November 2001, pleading not guilty to 50 counts of indecent assault and harassment against 14 teenage boys between February 1995 and September 2000. He was convicted of threatening behaviour and jailed for 30 months. Released in 2003, Arobieke resumed his activities and was quickly arrested and charged. During the course of the trial, 123 people were interviewed by police, including one family who were forced into witness protection as a result of threats from