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Teen taking video with drone says woman assaulted him

June 11, 2014, 9:00 AM

 

MADISON, Conn. - A Westbrook, Conn. woman faces assault charges after confronting a teenager who was using a drone to film above a beach.

Andrea Mears, 24, was charged with third-degree assault and breach of peace after an investigation into the May 12 encounter.

A video posted on the website Photography is Not a Crime shows the woman calling 17-year-old Austin Haughwout a pervert, striking him and ripping his shirt.

"You're assaulting me," Haughwout says in the video, according to CBS Connecticut.

Haughwout, of nearby Clinton, told reporters he had been using a remote-controlled drone to get footage of the landscape from about 50 feet above the beach when he was confronted by Mears.

"When she first came up I thought it was just someone calling the cops and I didn't think she would attack me," Haughwout said.

Mears could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. She told television reporters that Haughwout struck her first and edited that out of the Internet video, which was recorded on his cellphone.

Mears can be seen in the video calling police and demanding that Haughwout stop using the drone. The teen can be seen moving some of the equipment before the camera starts shaking and he begins yelling that he is being assaulted.

"Maybe you shouldn't be taking pictures of people on the beach," Mears says in the video.

She is then seen ripping Haughwout's shirt and grabbing at his face, reports the station.

The teen told the New Haven Register that he's been flying remote-controlled aircraft since the age of 9 and has been using the drone since September.

He said he usually gets a positive response from people who are interested in the technology.

Mears is due in New Haven Superior Court on June 19.

 

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I think it's silly and stupid to expect privacy on a PUBLIC beach.

BUT... drone use is an interesting twist on expectations. Is it really any different than a person walking up and down the beach with his camcorder rolling?

Thoughts?

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I saw this last night on tv--she was being ridiculous!!! He wasn't doing anything wrong. And, they showed what he filmed--no close ups at all of women--just views from high above of the beach. Chick was psycho.

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But how is she supposed to know he's not zooming in on her? I don't agree with what she did, but I also don't agree that we should be casually photographed at any time. I think that guy was rude.

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i'll be interested to hear what comes of him using the drone. the Washington Nationals were taking pictures of the team, on the field, during Spring Training in Florida (so not subject to the No Fly Zone which is Washington D.C.), and they were told to cease and desist by the FAA.

espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10629160/washington-nationals-told-faa-stop-using-drones-permission

the only possible difference that i might see is that the article states that the FAA bans use of drones for commercial purposes; i wonder if the teen-ager on the beach will claim personal use, and be permitted to fly the drone over the beach.

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