Posted on 05/06/2011 1:00:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A prominent Florida atheist activist has been charged with verbally simulating sex in the presence of a 10-year-old neighbor.
Ellen Beth Wachs, 48, was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior.
Wachs has been prominent in her opposition to prayer at public meetings and challenged the constitutionality of the sheriff donating jail basketball hoops to Polk County churches.
An arrest affidavit said she was arrested following a Saturday morning dispute with a neighbor.
According to the affidavit, the 10-year-old boy was playing basketball when Wachs yelled through her open bedroom window for him to stop.
The boy was joined outside by his father, who asserted his son's right to play the game.
Wachs then started making moans and other sounds that simulated sex until the boy and his father finally stopped playing basketball and went inside, the affidavit said.
Her attorney, John Ligouri, said he believes his client's prominence as an atheist has simply made her a target.
"I think at a fundamental level this is a reaction to her personal, political or religious positions, and I think that all of this flows from her speaking out in that context," Ligouri said.
Wachs was previously out on bail on a charge she was practicing law without a license.
She was being held Wednesday without bail at the Polk County Jail.
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd and State Attorney Jerry Hill declined comment.
Wachs next court hearing is Friday when her attorney will request a judge to set bail and release her from jail.
Damn, looks like the ugly-truck did a burnout on her face.
...in too much mascara!
LOL. If she was religious, she would have been allowed to make loud sex sounds and not arrested!!! Grasp at anything you can to avoid being accountable for your actions.
They realized she wasn’t a lawyer when she asked for health care coverage for her vibrator. They knew a lawyer would have also asked for damages.
WHY????
She's an atheist. She was just screaming "Oh!"
that’s a man, baby!!
So this woman wasn’t even having sex? She was making “having sex” noises to rile her neighbors? Nice.
Looks like a meth head.
Sounds like tit for tat. The police should just stay out of a squabble between neighbors. Let me see in my the Florida criminal code. Ah, there it is “Verbally simulating sex in the presence of a 10-year-old neighbor”. However, if in response to a child bouncing a basketball next door, there is no offense. Case closed.
Joan Rivers?
“Claiming” is the key word there. We zotted quite a few trolls around that time, as I remember.
She’s petty, anyway.
She was karaokeing the Captain and Toneille [sp.?]. First: “Do it to me one more time”. When that failed: “Muskrat Love”.
Definitely a winner here. Real special gal. Bet she’s a cuddler.
She was making “having sex” noises at a ten year old child to rile her neighbors.
It was really creepy of you to try to pretend that doesn't matter GSWarrior.
Ah Geez... I could have gone all year without viewing that pic! Argh....
What are you talking about?
LOL!
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