For the past three years, the Post has run an Easter feature called “Peeps Show,” a Peep diorama contest. The results are as delightful as you’d imagine marshmallow-fluff-bunny dioramas would be—this year’s finalists include “Peeptown Cupcakes,” an even sweeter (as if that were possible) version of everyone’s favorite neighborhood cupcakery, and a Peep tribute to Aretha Franklin’s infamous Inauguration hat.

But we noticed something intriguing in the reader chat with Peep Show judge/organizer, Dan Zak. When asked if there were any entries that were awesome but too controversial to pick as finalists, Zak responded:

Yes. We originally included in the semifinals a great diorama depicting the Georgetown Cuddler (Google it). It was removed at the last minute after editors raised a red flag out of — as Robert Gibbs would say — an “abundance of caution.” We apologized profusely to the dioramist, and she was very understanding.

Curiosity sparked, Vox managed to get a hold of the diorama—entitled “Peeping leads to cuddling”—courtesy of its creator, Annette Lee.

Diorama, complete with hoodie-bedecked Cuddler-Peep, after the jump (with the reminder that—cute nickname aside—the Cuddler is a serious criminal, sexual assault is awful and we hope DPS and MPD get their act together and catch the creep ASAP)…

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