In an apparent act of revenge against the ape community for what they did to the Statue of Liberty, an Australian man has pleaded guilty to stealing a gorilla statue.
According to The Guardian, 33-year-old Matthew Newbould nabbed the statue from its home outside a Melbourne retirement home in June. Sometime later, he wrote in a text message, “LOL I stole a gorilla, so what?” It ultimately led to his arrest.
Speaking in court Friday, Newbould described his actions, which also included driving away with the statue without a license, as “very silly.”
A sentencing hearing will take place in September. Hopefully for Newbould, he won’t be sent to the Forbidden Zone.