Mum calls cops on topless bather

A mother of two boys reported a topless sunbather to police because the way she applied suntan lotion was "troubling" her sons.

The 26-year-old woman, identified only as Luisa under Italian privacy laws, was questioned by officers after they were brought to the scene by the mother.

She had initially asked the woman, an assistant in a fashion store, to cover herself up as her ample breasts and the act of rubbing cream on her body had "troubled her sons aged 14 and 12".

The woman, who was sunbathing on a public beach at Anzio south of Rome, refused and so officers were called.

The case has triggered a debate in Italy about topless sunbathing, reports the Daily Mail.

Luisa's lawyer, Gianluca Arrighi, said: "Something like this happening in 2010 is absurd.

"Let's be clear my client is tall, brunette and has an ample breast and is therefore going to naturally be sensuous when she applies cream to her chest.

"This may well have attracted the attention of the women's two sons but it should not lead to my client being convicted. She is amazed that she is being condemned for simply sunbathing topless."

A police spokesman in Anzio said: "A patrol was stopped by a mother of two sons who was angry at a topless sunbather and the way she was applying suntan cream.

"We have opened a file on committing an obscene act as we are committed to following the complaint. From what I heard she was very attractive."