Judge rejects challenge from Utah woman charged for being topless in her own home

A Utah judge has upheld the state’s lewdness law after a challenge by a West Valley City woman who is facing charges for being topless in her own home in front of her stepchildren.

Third District Judge Kara Pettit denied Tilli Buchanan’s motion to declare the lewdness statute unconstitutional in a ruling filed Tuesday. Buchanan’s attorneys had argued that the law targets and discriminates against women by specifically outlawing them from showing their breasts.

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16 thoughts on “Judge rejects challenge from Utah woman charged for being topless in her own home

  • January 23, 2020

    Tilli needs a better attorney. Is there anyone out there that can help her?

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