Guest guest Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Topless Women Take on Nudity Law September 19, 2005 4:58 PM EDT MORAVIA, N.Y. - Four women arrested after going topless on a downtown street last month say they didn't break any laws and want the charges against them dropped. The women, each charged with exposure, are to appear Tuesday night in village court. If convicted of the violation they each face 15 days in jail and/or a $250 fine. Charles Marangola, the attorney representing the women, said he's filed a motion to dismiss the case, maintaining that a 1992 state Court of Appeals decision allows women to go topless anywhere a man can. "This thing should be dismissed outright," he said. "But if it isn't and these young ladies are found guilty at a trial ... if we have to go to the Court of Appeals, we will." But Cayuga County Assistant District Attorney Charles Thomas said his office isn't convinced that the 1992 ruling gives blanket permission for women to go topless. Thomas said that in addition to the nudity violation, he'll argue that the women interfered with commerce. The four women - Carol Clarke, 54, and Barbara Crumb, 61, both of Branchport; Claudia Kellersch, 40, of La Jolla, Calif.; and Madeleine McPherson, 40, of Rochester - were arrested Aug. 11 outside a grocery store in this village of 1,600 just south of Owasco Lake, 40 miles southwest of Syracuse. --- Information from: The Syracuse Post-Standard: http://www.syracuse.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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