Woman could face three years in prison for disrobing in airport

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Woman could face three years in prison for disrobing in airport

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) =97 A French woman accused of undressing during an=20
airport security screening could face up to three years in prison if=20
convicted under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Eliane=20
Yvonne Marcele Aguillaume, 56, of Paris, burst into tears Tuesday when a=20
judge explained the possible penalties through an interpreter.
Judge Robert J. Tornatta found probable cause for charges of disorderly=20
conduct at an airport, a felony, and resisting law enforcement and public=20
indecency, both misdemeanors. Aguillaume was scheduled to be formally=20
charged Friday. Deputy Prosecutor Dawnya Taylor said the felony charge=20
stemmed from a state law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. The=20
law took effect July 1. It has never been applied in southwest Indiana, she=
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said.

The statute prescribes a sentence of six months to three years, with one=20
year the standard. "We're going to have to decide if the incident rose to=20
the level of a felony," Taylor said. Aguillaume was arrested Monday at=20
Evansville Regional Airport after she allegedly stripped to the waist in an=
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angry response to a security screener's attempt to search her with a=20
metal-detecting wand. During a routine security screening, authorities say=
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Aguillaume kept reaching inside her sweater, forcing guards to search her=20
again. Aguillaume then became upset and allegedly removed her sweater,=20
shirt and bra. Police said Aguillaume tried to pull away as an officer=20
attempted to handcuff her. She later dropped to the ground and refused to=20
get up. Aguillaume, who was returning to France after attending the wedding=
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of a nephew in the Evansville area, was booked in the Vanderburgh County=20
Jail and released after posting a $5,300 bond.


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