"Why they would take those pictures, I have no idea"

[Uncle B]

Charges: Wis. Twins Took Topless Pics Near Boy, 5

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Twin sisters were charged with disorderly conduct on Tuesday after taking topless photos in front of a 5-year-old boy.

Pam and Penny Crane, 29, are accused of snapping topless pictures in front of the child, a relative of the sisters.

The women were wearing thong underwear and hosiery, while the 5-year-old appeared in some of the photos and may have snapped one of the two sisters topless, Lt. Jeff Johnston said.

"Why they would take those pictures, I have no idea," said Sheboygan County district attorney Joe DeCecco, who called the case creepy. "But then to go one step further and to be exposing their breasts to the child and buttocks to the child."

A drug store turned the photos into police after developing the film from a disposable camera.

Pam Crane admits she took a photo to send to her boyfriend, but denied that she and her sister were topless.

"I took one sexy picture to send my boyfriend, he's in Vegas," Crane said. "None of us were topless."

Authorities said the sisters wouldn't be charged if they didn't have the pictures.

The sisters never forced the child to touch them inappropriately, police said, but the Department of Social Services was notified as a precaution.

[Minnow]

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Posted March 28, 2007

Twin sisters charged after allegedly taking partially nude photos in front of boy

Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers

SHEBOYGAN - Twin sisters were charged Tuesday after they allegedly took photos of each other partially nude and in underwear and lingerie and had the film developed at Walgreens.


Pam J. Crane, 29, of 3010 N. 25th St., and Penny J. Crane, 29, of 1822 N. Eighth St., were each charged in Sheboygan County Circuit Court with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

According to the criminal complaint:

The assistant manager at Walgreens, 1029 N. 14th St., called police after the store developed the film. One photo showed Penny Crane topless and wearing a thong and pantyhose, sitting on a bed in front of Pam Crane’s 5-year-old son. Another photo shows Pam Crane with her shirt over her head and her breast exposed and Penny Crane behind her, a picture the 5-year-old took.

Other photos showed the women wearing underwear and negligees.

“Why they would take those pictures, I have no idea,” said Sheboygan County Dist. Atty. Joe DeCecco, who called the case creepy.

Penny Crane told police her sister bought a disposable camera, which they intended to use to take pictures of each other in lingerie. Penny Crane said the 5-year-old was running through her house during the photo shoot and she wasn’t aware that he was behind her in one photo that showed her topless.

Pam Crane admits she took a photo to send to her boyfriend, but denied that she and her sister were topless.

“I took one sexy picture to send my boyfriend, he’s in Vegas,” Crane said. “None of us were topless.”

A signature bond was set for each woman, and they were scheduled for a plea hearing on May 17. If convicted, each woman faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 fine.

The sisters never forced the child to touch them inappropriately, police said, but the Department of Social Services was notified as a precaution.

Detective Mark Kolosovsky and social worker Joanne Meyer questioned the boy, who said he saw the two women in various stages of undress.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Minnow]

You think they would actually be convicted for this? I mean, some people are still nursing 5 year olds, as sick as that might seem.

A Mom and auntie posing in undies just doesn't seem that bad, though i suppose the pictures might be more lurid than I am picturing in my head. And if they let the kid take a pic, well thats pretty disturbing as well, but 90 days?

[Uncle B]

Originally Posted by Minnow

You think they would actually be convicted for this? I mean, some people are still nursing 5 year olds, as sick as that might seem.

A Mom and auntie posing in undies just doesn't seem that bad, though i suppose the pictures might be more lurid than I am picturing in my head. And if they let the kid take a pic, well thats pretty disturbing as well, but 90 days?

I'm kinda leaning the same way you seem to be..Bad judgement maybe, and just a moment of idiocy, but, it doesn't sound to me like there was any sort of deviant motive behind it.