Illawarra Mercury's senior court reporter Jay-Anna Mobbs dives into a recent Wollongong court case involving a nude sunbather at Fairy Meadow beach. Video by Maddy Fogarty
00:00Hey there, I am Jay Enomovs. I'm the new Senior Court Reporter for the Illawarra Mercury.
00:05Today I want to bring you one of the more interesting stories from Wollongong Local Court this week.
00:10It's about a 62-year-old man who was caught nude sunbathing on Fairy Meadow Beach.
00:17He was just there laying on a towel out in the sun when a jogger ran by, spotted him, called police.
00:23The jogger went for a swim, came back and he was still there, started taking photos.
00:27Anyway, it got out of hand. There were some terse words shared.
00:32What was a concern for the jogger wasn't just the nudity, but that the man was in an area where young teenage high school students were on an excursion.
00:42So police were called. The man rode off on his mountain bike and that brings us to court.
00:49He appeared with his solicitor. His solicitor said that he would quite often go to, that's what he called it, his spot at the beach.
00:56That's where he would nude sunbathe for relaxation purposes.
01:00He's admitted that that perhaps wasn't the best form of relaxation.
01:05So he's put his speedos on just on a personal note.
01:10And I'm going to read this so I don't get it wrong.
01:13Sorry.
01:14No, you're all good.
01:15Okay, so under the law, exposing genitalia is generally considered obscene, but for the buttocks or female breasts, it's a bit of a blurred line.
01:26But there are nude beaches where you can go starkers, including one that's 40 kilometres north of Wollongong.
01:33If you want to read more about this story and what else happened in Wollongong local court this week, head on over to the Illawarra Mercury website where you can see so many more of our stories.
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