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Man and woman in swimsuits, c. 1910; she is exiting a bathing machine Annette Kellerman, early 1900s, in swimwear which she wore when arrested for public indecency In the United States, indecent exposure refers to conduct undertaken in a non-private or (in some jurisdictions) publicly viewable location, which is deemed indecent in nature, such as nudity, masturbation or sexual intercourse. [1]
In the United States, individual states have primary jurisdiction in matters of public morality.The topfreedom movement has claimed success in a few instances in persuading some state and federal courts to overturn some state laws on the basis of sex discrimination or equal protection, arguing that a woman should be free to expose her chest (i.e., be topless) in any context in which a man can ...
The suspect had previously been convicted of indecent exposure in 2002 and 2003, being obliged to register as a sex offender since 2006 and convicted for failing to register in 2008. [8] The suspect is awaiting trial on seven counts of indecent exposure, according to court documents from 2019. [2]
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Indecent exposure is the deliberate public exposure by a person of a portion of their body in a manner contrary to local standards of appropriate behavior. Laws and social attitudes regarding indecent exposure vary significantly in different countries.
[9] [10] The exposure of nipples is usually considered immodest and in some instances is viewed as lewd or indecent behavior. [11] A case in Erie, Pennsylvania, concerning the exposure of breasts and nipple proceeded to the US Supreme Court, City of Erie v. Pap's A. M.. [12]
Under FCC rules and federal law, radio stations and over-the-air television channels cannot air obscene material at any time and cannot air indecent material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. "Indecent" material is language or pictures that, in context, describes or depicts, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards ...