By Dick Burns
Star-Tribune staff writer
Two San Onofre men face obscenity charges for erecting a sand sculpture April 21 on the beach that resembled a phallus, park rangers report. According to Hal Dairywimple, the two men built the sculpture near the Mayors spot at the Point before it was destroyed. Reports say the sculpture was "offensive to other surfers in the area." The two men were arraigned Friday in San Diego Circuit Court. They pleaded not guilty and were released on $1,000 bond. Their attorney, F. Lee Tracy, is challenging the claim and said the state obscenity statute was "being selectively enforced," and the sculpture could be protected under the First Amendment. Also on April 21, a second "anatomically correct sandman " was destroyed near Old Mans.
2 comments:
Thanks fellows, for keeping the beach informed.
The surfers were jealous because the sculpture was of John C. Holms.
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