Hi. I've recently started a part time job as a nude model for life drawing art groups at colleges. Clearly, those artists in the room expect to see a nude man, but am I at risk of prosecution of someone looks in through the window and sees me? Also, getting sexually excited is most unlikely whilst posing, but some college classes have mischevious students deliberately try to provoke this by their actions - so, if this happened, could I be guilty of some indecency offence? Would appreciate your advice asap!
> Hi. I've recently started a part time job as a nude model for life > drawing art groups at colleges. Clearly, those artists in the room > expect to see a nude man, but am I at risk of prosecution of someone > looks in through the window and sees me? Also, getting sexually > excited is most unlikely whilst posing, but some college classes have > mischevious students deliberately try to provoke this by their actions > - so, if this happened, could I be guilty of some indecency offence? > Would appreciate your advice asap!
You don't say where you are. The law differs in England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Having said that, I don't see there being a problem in the context you describe, even under Scots law.
I'd be surprised if colleges set up classes in a way that could draw complaints from outside observers.
> Hi. I've recently started a part time job as a nude model for life > drawing art groups at colleges. Clearly, those artists in the room > expect to see a nude man, but am I at risk of prosecution of someone > looks in through the window and sees me?
No.
I can't imagine a college holding a life class in a room which can be seen into from outside. But even if they did the answer is still *no*.
> Also, getting sexually > excited is most unlikely whilst posing,
Most unlikely
> but some college classes have > mischevious students deliberately try to provoke this by their actions > - so, if this happened, could I be guilty of some indecency offence?
Not a problem I've ever had. But I can't see you getting into trouble over this unless you were deliberately flaunting yourself. Far more likely IMO is that the teacher would get a handle on the situation long before it reached such a situation. Suggesting a break for example. And if some "mischievous students" were provoking you the teacher should be aware of that as well, and do something about it!
Many thanks for your prompt responses, and reassurance! My query related to English law. Although I've done quite a bit of modelling clothed, I have been quite surprised at how unprepared this particular college is for nude modelling. Surprisingly enough, they don't put blackouts up and other students passing in the corridor can certainly see in, and in some instances other students have just charged into the room to get something whilst the class is in session. Changing rooms are unheard of - and the model is told to simply strip off in front of the class. Most classes are well behaved and appreciative of having a nude live model to work from - however, there is one class I work for with 3 dropout girls totally disinterested in art, beyond the control of the teacher, who from the way they sit, talk, eat bananas, place magazines with page 3 pinups on the floor, make suggestive comments, and move really close making it clear they are concentrating on just one specific part of my anatomy, give me no doubt that they have one specific objective in mind. Thanks anyway. I love life modelling, and all is normally above board, but the way society is going I was getting concerned whether I was open to the risk of prosecution. Kev
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