Over three years ago, 31-year-old Michael Robertson of Andover, Massachusetts was arrested for allegedly attempting to take photos up women's skirts on the subway. Robertson was charged with two counts of photographing an unsuspecting nude or partially nude person and, after his municipal court trial was stayed pending appeal, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard his case yesterday. Sara Brown wrote about it in the Eagle-Tribune. As Erin Gloria Ryan put it, Menken's argument amounts to saying that, "When you go out in public and happen to be a lady, people are going to take pictures of you. It's just an occupational hazard of existing in public." And if unwanted pictures are deemed harmless, what about unwanted touching? What about sexual violence? --- Follow Sara Brown on Twitter @Sara_Brown_Trib.
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