A naked man swimming in the Willamette River towards Ross Island Wednesday morning prompted a 9-1-1 call from an apparently alarmed onlooker, but the swimmer was allowed to continue.
The Willamette River runs through downtown Portland.
“It’s not a crime to be naked [in public],” said Sgt. Brian Schmautz with the Portland Police Bureau.
According to Oregon law, it’s not illegal to be naked anywhere in public unless the naked person has the intent to be sexually aroused.
The 9-1-1 call came in about 10:30 a.m. Police, fire and county officials were notified, Schmautz said.
The man was not expected to face any charges.
ANTONIA GIEDWOYN, kgw.com Staff
1 comment:
The really odd thing about this is the day I read this article, I saw a story on the news. The story on the news was discussing how Chandler AZ is trying to pass a law that makes it illegal for ladies to breastfeed in public buildings. It just makes me a little ashamed of AZ. I mean, gosh, the lady could walk around naked in Portland without any problems- but if she tries to feed her child here, they are talking about issuing fines. Crazy!!
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