June 18, 2014 - 11:06 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A costumed Spider-Man has been convicted of harassing a woman in a Times Square spat. It involved him swearing, her hurling snow and him taking a swing at her.
The judge acquitted Phillip Williams on Wednesday of a more serious charge of attempted assault. It's a misdemeanour, while harassment is a non-criminal violation.
Williams has to pay a $250 fine or serve seven days in jail.
Williams and Victoria Goreaciuc (GOHR'-uh-chihk) both say he cursed while complaining that she didn't tip him for posing for a photograph with her children in February 2013.
She left but later returned, confronted him and tossed a handful of snow at him.
She says he then punched her in the face.
He says he swung in self-defence after a cold chunk hit his head.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014