Cops won’t charge women over vulgar James St sex romp

It’s one of the most obscene acts ever witnessed on a ritzy inner-Brisbane street - three women in a very public sex romp. Now police have revealed if the randy women will face charges.

IT’S one of the most bizarre and obscene acts ever witnessed on a ritzy inner-Brisbane street but police say they have no reason to charge three women who indulged in a public sex romp.

A Sunday Mail report last week revealed CCTV footage had circulated online of three women engaged in sex acts on a James St footpath in Fortitude Valley.

The crude display, on Sunday March 3, lasted about 10 minutes before police arrived, as the women cavorted in full view of elderly couples, parents with prams and nearby hospitality workers.

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The girls' acts were caught on camera.

It was later revealed the women had walked out on a $600 bill at the trendy Hellenika restaurant, in the nearby Calile Hotel.

But instead of charging the partially clothed women, officers — seen in footage standing by a woman with exposed breasts who was straddling another — helped them dress and sent them home in an Uber.

A Queensland Police spokesman said the officers had “nothing they could charge the women with”.

“They did not witness what is by definition wilful exposure,” he said.

“You cannot see the women’s genitalia, hence they did not witness an offence.”

The girls didn’t seem to care who saw.

Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts said charges were at the discretion of police, but the video evidence would constitute at least a public nuisance offence.

“People are entitled to enjoy their lunch or enjoy the use of public spaces without being forced to watch that type of behaviour,” he said.

The police arrived 10 minutes after the sex romp began.

Mr Potts said police could still charge the women. A police spokesman said officers would only investigate if a formal complaint was made.

James St hospitality workers claim the women were under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the romp, but police could not confirm this. Mr Potts said whether the women were or not, it would not be a defence for their actions.

The girls are helped up before heading on their way.

A James St worker who wished to remain anonymous said they were shocked the women were not arrested for their promiscuous behaviour.

One man who witnessed the scene said it was “completely vulgar”. Another witness said he had seen people get charged for a lot less, such as public urination.

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A Hellenika spokesman confirmed the women left without paying, but a man came in hours later to settle the bill. He said that the women, whose identities are not known, did not draw attention to themselves while dining at the restaurant.