AN actor in a bare-bottomed monkey costume with fake penis appeared at an event to encourage children to read.
Worried mums and dads complained after snaps appeared online of the rainbow-coloured character at a event.
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It was part of the Redbridge Libraries Summer Reading Challenge run by Redbridge Council in East London.
One parent said: “Someone needs to lose their job over this.”
A second asked: “This is unbelievable. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?”
Redbridge Libraries apologised for the “inappropriate” costume.
Council leader Jas Athwal said all future performances, which were organised by a partner charity, had been axed.
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