American woman prosecuted for being topless in the presence of her stepchildren while doing work at her home finally reached an agreement with the prosecution and pleaded guilty to indecent assault before an adult: her own husband .
Tilli Buchanan had to settle for this strange deal to avoid having to stand trial and be listed as a sex offender if convicted, his lawyer told media in Utah (western United States) , calling this whole affair "grotesque". Ms. Buchanan was prosecuted after being seen topless by her husband's three children, aged nine to thirteen, while the couple carried out insulation work in the garage of their house.
The charge will be dropped in a year if it does not commit another crime by then
Her husband was also shirtless at the time of the crime, but was not prosecuted. The couple explained that they decided to put on their underwear to avoid getting dirty. The children reported the episode to their mother, and Ms. Buchanan was eventually charged in 2019. She protested in vain, arguing that if her husband could work shirtless, she saw no reason why he shouldn't do the same. . The local prosecutor's office did not see it with that eye, believing that a woman showing her breasts was indeed an indecent assault in current American society.
Following a negotiation with the prosecutor's office, Tilli Buchanan therefore admitted on Tuesday to having exhibited her naked breasts in front of an adult, causing the same "disturbance", even if it is in this case his husband. The charge will be dropped in a year if she does not commit another crime by then.