clothesFREE

gofree

Founder of clothesFREE

From: Hong Kong

Registered: 2006-07-18

Posts: 1,179

City pays woman $40K to keep going topless

Van Voast, 46, of the Bronx, who regularly boasts a penciled-in mustache and a Marilyn Monroe hairdo, had claimed in the Manhattan federal court lawsuit that she was illegally arrested and at times tossed in mental wards at least 10 times for going shirtless in public while exercising her right to be topless anywhere a man is permitted to be topless.

Holly Van Voast, the "topless paparazzo", has finalized a $40,000 settlement for all of the times she was arrested for not wearing a shirt in public over the years, despite her actions being perfectly legal. The New York State Court of Appeals ruled in 1992 that women and men are legally allowed to go in public exposing their breasts. In addition to the $40,000 for "Harvey Van Toast", the city has agreed to pay her $37,500 tab for legal fees, according to the settlement deal.

2013.10.30 New York Post