By KEVIN O'CONNOR
of The Leader-Post
The three women who took a topless dip in a public swimming pool on the weekend won't be charged, says the Regina Police Service.
"I don't think there's going to be any more action by the police on this particular case," Staff Sgt. Hal Zorn said Tuesday.
However, police add their policy of investigating such complaints hasn't changed.
On Saturday at Wascana Pool, as a crowd of several dozen people watched nearby, the three women removed their bathing suit tops and went for a swim.
One of the three women was pleased with the police's decision, but wondered what all the fuss was about.
"They shoudn't even have to investigate this. It's an equal rights thing,'' Catrina Neudeck, 20, said.
Neudeck said she'll probably do it again, but hopes next time there won't be so many media or bystanders.
"It was disgusting,'' she said of the men who stood outside the pool's fence.
At least one person on the scene objected to the demonstration and complained to pool staff.
Zorn said police had been called to investigate an "unwanted guest", but when they arrived the suspects had left and there was no formal complaint made.
One of the women, Evangeline Godron, returned for a brief topless swim on Monday. Godron was also one of two women charged with causing a disturbance through indecent exhibition after appearing topless in Victoria Park last summer.
Those charges were dismissed by Provincial Court Judge Eugene Lewchuk on July 22.
Lewchuk said the Crown failed to prove the women caused harm or created a disturbance. He said he also took into consideration there were no children in the vicinity.
On the weekend, a police spokesman said a report on the swimming pool incident would be sent to the provincial Justice Department and police would wait for a response before making a decision about charging the women.
However, Zorn said it's unlikely a report on the incident will be filed.
Anita Johnson, who had complained to staff at the pool, said she doesn't think criminal charges should be brought against the women. But she insists that with children in the area, the women did the wrong thing.
"We still think it's immoral," she said.
Zorn said police will continue to enforce the laws pertaining to public nudity and could investigate similar complaints in future.
"We'll treat each case on its own merits," he said.