Recently, she laid out topless in her yard. Don’t worry about anything.’ ”Įventually, the city settled with Krokos, awarding her $50,000.īut her troubles aren’t over: She’s been receiving threatening messages in the aftermath, with critics calling her “liberal scum” and asking for her address so they can take her picture. “Couple days later, I get a message saying, ‘We got this. Still, Krokos filed a formal complaint and reached out to ACLU attorney David Lane for legal support. The officer that responded had probable cause to issue the citation.” In a statement to CBS, the Loveland Police Department said, “The Loveland Police Department acted within the protocols that exist. I was telling him over and over and over trying to get him to like maybe let me off with a warning, but he wouldn’t listen.” “I was reciting the 10th Circuit Court ruling to him. There goes all the months I spend in school.
“I know that if this is a charge that is going to be put on my record, there goes my degree. Still, she became nervous when the officer cited a city ordinance banning indecent exposure. “We had training just recently on legal updates, none of this was brought up. While he’d heard “rumor” of the topless law change happening in nearby Fort Collins, he wasn’t aware that it was a statewide ruling, according to Krokos’ recording. In a conversation Krokos recorded with her cellphone, she explained the recent ruling to Harris, but he didn’t trust her. Three hours after the Frisbee game, Loveland Police Officer Greg Harris was at Krokos’ door, issuing her a summons for public indecency. But a hot and bothered neighbor wasn’t following the law development so closely, and reported Krokos to law enforcement. Her carefree decision was informed by the Feb. “I was like, ‘Oh it’s hot, he’s shirtless, why not go for it?’ ” she said. Her hubby-to-be had already taken his shirt off, and she decided to join him, removing hers. Krokos was playing Frisbee in her fiancé’s front yard on Sept. “If you fight, chances are you are going to make some kind of difference,” she said in an interview with CBS Denver.
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