sassa Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Woman Faces Charges for Undressing at AirportE V A N S V I L L E, Ind., Oct. 30 — A Frenchwoman accused of undressing during an airport security screening could face up to three years in prison if convicted under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Eliane Yvonne Marcele Aguillaume, 56, of Paris, burst into tears Tuesday when a judge explained the possible penalties through an interpreter. Judge Robert J. Tornatta found probable cause for charges of disorderly conduct at an airport, a felony, and resisting law enforcement and public indecency, both misdemeanors. Aguillaume was scheduled to be formally charged Friday. Deputy Prosecutor Dawnya Taylor said the felony charge stemmed from a state law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The law took effect July 1. It has never been applied in southwest Indiana, she said. The statute prescribes a sentence of six months to three years, with one year the standard. "We're going to have to decide if the incident rose to the level of a felony," Taylor said. Aguillaume was arrested Monday at Evansville Regional Airport after she allegedly stripped to the waist in an angry response to a security screener's attempt to search her with a metal-detecting wand. During a routine security screening, authorities say Aguillaume kept reaching inside her sweater, forcing guards to search her again. Aguillaume then became upset and allegedly removed her sweater, shirt and bra. Police said Aguillaume tried to pull away as an officer attempted to handcuff her. She later dropped to the ground and refused to get up. Aguillaume, who was returning to France after attending the wedding of a nephew in the Evansville area, was booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail and released after posting a $5,300 bond. — The Associated Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice35 Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 They have the right to strip search you, but they'll throw her in jail for 3 years for this????? give her a fawkin break will ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nifer Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 sheeeesh though, you'd think that the security people would have bigger things to worry about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice35 Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 personally I would have just sat back and enjoyed the show..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danamdkny Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 sounds like she was just fed up with the Bullshit, inconsisent, hassleing innocent law-abiding people with extraneous sercurity screenings--what a silly case- :headshake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0nythelover Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 no way are we gonna detain a foreigner for 3 years for taking her clothes off in an airport. the need to search her is more compelling legally than the need to have people not be indescent. if she can prove she stripped to aid the search shes all good. wow, i wonder if shes the same girl that stripped at platinum in new jersey...hizzoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo1oo11o1o010111001010101111100000010000111000000101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice35 Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 I doubt she will do any time, a fine at most...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normalnoises Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 Originally posted by nifer sheeeesh though, you'd think that the security people would have bigger things to worry about... I agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xpander Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 She proves WITHOUT A DOUBT that she's not a security threat and she gets jailed...THREE YEARS?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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