Not sure if this should go here or under Legal Issues, but here it is:
Man fined for being naked in national park
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - Bangor Daily News news article
BANGOR - A federal judge has ordered a man to pay a $215 fine for being naked in Acadia National Park.
Antonio Boggia, 77, of Trenton, Maine, and Livingston, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to indecent conduct.
He faced up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $1,000.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk ordered Boggia, who had been warned previously by park rangers not to swim or sunbathe naked in the park, to pay the fine. A charge of interfering with agency function by resisting arrest was dismissed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Bangor.
Boggia was arrested on the afternoon of June 18 at Lake Wood. He was taken to the Hancock County Jail, where he was later released on his own recognizance, according to park officials.
Lake Wood is listed on about.com as one of 38 places in Maine known for nude sunbathing and swimming. The Web site also states that bathing suits are required at the park swimming hole and that the sanction for being naked at Lake Wood is "unofficial."
Man fined for being naked in national park
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - Bangor Daily News news article
BANGOR - A federal judge has ordered a man to pay a $215 fine for being naked in Acadia National Park.
Antonio Boggia, 77, of Trenton, Maine, and Livingston, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to indecent conduct.
He faced up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $1,000.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk ordered Boggia, who had been warned previously by park rangers not to swim or sunbathe naked in the park, to pay the fine. A charge of interfering with agency function by resisting arrest was dismissed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Bangor.
Boggia was arrested on the afternoon of June 18 at Lake Wood. He was taken to the Hancock County Jail, where he was later released on his own recognizance, according to park officials.
Lake Wood is listed on about.com as one of 38 places in Maine known for nude sunbathing and swimming. The Web site also states that bathing suits are required at the park swimming hole and that the sanction for being naked at Lake Wood is "unofficial."
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