Nudity Sparks Arrest in Medway

Medway
Officers arrested Julie Ann Pereira, age 54, at Oakland Street Park  Thursday  after responding to a call that reported she was naked in the
public bathroom where a youth camp was underway. The caller reported
that she was refusing to allow the children to use the bathroom and
refusing to enter a stall. She was arrested and charged with Open and
Gross Lewdness, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.

When
officers arrived, they saw that the youth camp was underway with about
100 children in attendance. Officers interviewed the camp director, who
reported that there was an older woman in the bathroom who was naked,
not allowing the children to use the bathroom, and refusing to either
clothe herself or use the privacy of a stall.

Officers
interviewed a staff member who reported that she had entered the
bathroom, saw a child inside with Pereira, who had her pants down and
was topless with her breasts exposed. Pereira had soap on her arms and
apparently had been washing herself in the sink.

Officers
noted that the bathroom was a short distance from where many people,
including children, were using the park and that Pereira was exposed to
public view whenever someone opened the bathroom door.

Officers made
contact with Pereira and advised her that she was under arrest. She
resisted being put into custody, forcing the officers to forcibly remove
her from the bathroom and lift her into the police cruiser. Periera was arraigned in Wrentham District Court on Friday, July 10, 20206.