He was confronted by nudists, only to walk further down the beach and position his esky to face another naked couple. A group of nudists then chased the man down the beach and made a citizens arrest until police arrived. Police have said there is insufficient evidence for a charge of indecent filming. They examined the camera and found no vision had been recorded, but cautioned the man and asked him to leave the beach.
The southern section of Maslin Beach was declared Australia's first official nudist beach in 1975. Pilwarren Maslin Beach Nude Games organiser Debbie Pillar said she was not surprised that a group of nudists had chased down the man. "All nudists are generally friendly people and they look out for each other," she said "If they happen to see someone down there doing the wrong thing, they will basically go up to them and ask them kindly not to film or photograph without their permission.
"If they continue doing what they're doing, then you're next resort is to contact police and get them to deal with the situation." She said there was a misconception about nudism among some people. "It's not us that are going around filming people," she said. "It's the perverts, the undesirables, who are going out there making it uncomfortable for the people who genuinely want to enjoy the lifestyle." Police said penalties for indecent filming could include a $10,000 fine or two years imprisonment. Penalties are much higher for incidents involving children, including up to 12 years jail for aggravated offences.
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