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Read the article as published in The Gazette below: |
COURT HEARS TEEN STRIPPED IN CITY CENTRE BECAUSE SHE WAS 'HOT' |
Naked blonde girl strutted in street |
A BLACKPOOL teenager stripped to her boots and walked naked down a crowded high street as shocked shoppers looked on, a court heard. |
Lindsay Wheatcroft, 19, was one of two women who strolled down a street in their birthday suits, posing nude for a video and photographs. |
In her defence, Lindsay told Selby Magistrates Court she walks naked every day and was only initially wearing a coat on May 25 because it was a cold day. |
She said she then took it off because she was hot. |
The student hairdresser and her co-defendant, Gina Lorenz, 25, were being filmed for a "documentary" at the time and directed to strike various sexy poses while open-mouthed shoppers watched. |
Positions |
The court watched the video, which showed Lindsay and Gina remove long coats, before striding along Stonegate in York in nothing but long, black boots. |
They were told how to pose and were seen being photographed in various positions, including standing beside each other, bending over, sitting on the ground with their legs in the air. |
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The video showed members of the public, including pensioners and young children, walking just a few feet from the women. |
Both women were naked for about 10 minutes, before they were spotted and stopped by PC Paul Hopson. One of the women is heard saying they are "shooting a documentary". |
Lindsay of Blackpool, told the court they had travelled to York with Gina for a day out. Gina of Preston works as a photographer in Blackpool. |
Asked by defence solicitor, Paolo Passerini, what they did in York, Lindsay said: "We walked around for a bit then decided to walk through the town naked." |
She said they wanted to make a home video, and denied their behaviour was an offence. She said: "Nobody was complaining - they were cheering us on." |
Prosecutor Sabrina Hartshorn asked why she had worn a coat at all. Lindsay said: "It wasn't too warm out." Asked why she then took it off, she replied: "Because I got quite hot actually." |
Mr Passerini cited recent artworks based on live nudity, and said it was not an offence to be naked in public. |
Presiding magistrate said Lindsay's behaviour went "way beyond" artistic and said many of the poses were "undoubtedly sexually explicit". |
She told Lindsay: "You must have been aware that your behaviour was at the every least insulting." |
To Gina, she said: "You accept that you encouraged Lindsay in behaviour which we find contrary to section five of the public order act, therefore we find you guilty." |
Lindsday was found guilty of threatening, abusive, insulting or disorderly behaviour and fined £250. Gina, 25, was convicted of aiding, abetting, counseling or procuring Lindsay in her offence and was fined £300. |
Lindsay and Gina were also both bound over for a year and told to pay £125 costs each. |
Preview from York photo shoot as mentioned above (picture by Gina Lorenz): |
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See all the pictures that papers could not publish in the members area of Naked in Public TV. |
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