Driver is arrested (Felony!) over car art

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http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/110230-2727-102.html
Driver is arrested over car art
Police seize boyfriend's auto with nude dancer painted on it.


By Tom Spalding
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January 10, 2004

An Indianapolis woman was arrested and her boyfriend's vintage Buick impounded because an image of a naked exotic dancer painted on it was visible to children.

The car's owner said Friday the image is art. Police say it is obscene.

Erica Meredith, 25, was charged Thursday with disseminating matter harmful to minors, a Class D felony, after police saw the painting when she was stopped for driving the 1976 Buick with a broken taillight.

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Patrolman Kevin Kern, who made the arrest, could not be reached for comment.

Call Star reporter Tom Spalding at 1-317-444-2761.

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