Well, maybe not in every case. But apparently, a ‘sex attacker’ put a 12-inch carrot in his pants to pretend it was an erect penis. And he has been sentenced to jail for 18 months.

Stephen Cooney, 51, is a driving instructor who was accused of groping three females dating back to 2002 while teaching them during driver’s education.

A jury found him guilty of two indecent assaults and two sexual assaults. Though, the carrot incident was a “practical joke,” obviously the court didn’t think it was too funny.

The story goes like this: Cooney put the 12-inch carrot down his pants and told one of his driving students that “a perfectly executed manoeuvre was so good that it had given him an erection.”

He was also accused of having taken the woman’s hand and making her touch what she thought was his penis, before he revealed it was only a carrot. Though, he did admit to the “practical joke” and denies forcing the woman to touch his “carrot.”

But in conclusion, no matter what your parents tell you, those kinds of vegetables will never be good for you!