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Bare Breasts Lead to Man's Arrest
A Cincinnati man is in trouble — for exposing his breasts.
"He's a guy. He's real tall, and he's got a full set of breasts," prosecutor Kevin Donovan told a courtroom Tuesday, according to the Cincinnati Post.
Jerome Mason, 23, six feet tall and 200 pounds, was charged with indecent exposure after going topless on a city street early in the morning of April 22.
"This complaint is based on Arrested exposed his breasts in public," the police report states.
It's not clear whether Mason's "full set" came about naturally or artificially.
In a medical condition called gynecomastia (search), men grow female-shaped breasts; however, a series of mug shots of Mason posted on WCPO-TV's Web site shows the arrested man's hair gradually growing longer and more feminine, culminating in a chin-length bob.
Whatever the size or shape of Mason's breasts, he shouldn't have been arrested, argued defense attorney Michael Welsh.
"It's not illegal for a man to expose his breasts," Welsh told the court. "It's also not even technically illegal for a woman to expose her breasts [in public]."
Welsh may be right — a 1990 Cincinnati municipal court ruling established that breasts, male or female, are not "private parts" under Ohio decency law.
In any case, Mason, who faces 30 days in jail, seems to have less trouble showing his chest than showing his face.
He skipped Tuesday's court hearing, and has blown off two meetings with Welsh to approve the attorney as his appointed defender.
"At this moment, I am not his lawyer," Welsh admitted. "He sets an appointment and just doesn't show up."
