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French naked rambler cleared in naturist test case

Naturist who liked to stroll naked in the woods of southwestern France has been acquitted by a court of sexual exhibitionism charges.

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A naturist who liked to stroll naked in the woods of the Dordogne region of southwestern France has been acquitted of sexual exhibitionism charges, reports GlobalPost.

A court in the town of Perigueux accepted the 52-year-old man's defence that he was no flasher after hearing testimony that he had once suffered an eye-watering injury after jumping into bushes to spare the blushes of a passer-by.

The accused's lawyer, Tewfik Bouzenoune, hailed the judgement as a victory for naturists everywhere.

Read more of this AFP report published by GlobalPost.