Grand jury denies indictment for controversial sculpture
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) A bare-breasted sculpture at a northeast Kansas arboretum isn't criminal.
The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/Tfadl9 ) reported that a Johnson County grand jury chose Friday not to issue on indictment over the life-size bronze sculpture at the Overland Park Arboretum. Known as ``Accept or Reject,'' the sculpture depicts a woman wearing an opened blouse, her breasts exposed, taking a photograph of herself
Critics collected enough signatures through a petition drive to summon the 15-member jury. Johnson County District Judge Gerald Elliott told the jurors their job was to determine if the sculpture violated the Kansas obscenity law.
If they found probable cause of a crime, they were to issue an indictment known as a true bill. But late Friday afternoon they issued a ``no true bill'' ruling.
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