Nude model, 22, and photographer plead guilty to disorderly conduct

Publish date: 2024-07-31

A nude model who posed wearing only stockings and heels at a suburban strip mall in Pennsylvania last year and the man who photographed her have been spared jail time.

Court documents show 22-year-old Chelsea Guerra and 64-year-old Michael Warnock pleaded guilty to counts of disorderly conduct on Monday and were ordered to pay a $300 fine. 

Police say Guerra wore nothing but thigh-high black stockings and stilettos while posing in front of businesses at Miracle Mile shopping Center in Pittsburgh, including a store selling children's clothing, at around 11am on April 8, 2017.

Chelsea Guerra, 22 Michael Warnock, 64

Photo fail: Chelsea Guerra, 22, and photographer Michael Warnock, 64, have  pleaded guilty to counts of disorderly conduct stemming from a nude photo-shoot at a strip mall 

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Photos taken at the scene captured the almost entirely naked woman being questioned by police, with curious passers-by looking on.  

Guerra, who goes by the modeling pseudonym 'Fox Jane,' later told WTAE-TV she did not mean to offend anyone. She said she had been modeling nude since the age of 18 to help pay for her college tuition at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she majors in public relations and image management.

Paying her dues: Guerra said she had been modeling nude since the age of 18 to help pay for her college tuition

Paying her dues: Guerra said she had been modeling nude since the age of 18 to help pay for her college tuition

The model described her X-rated work as 'art' and said that she and the photographer were going for an 'urban feel' during the April photo-shoot at the busy shopping center filled with families with children. 

Guerra said that in retrospect, she probably should have picked a more discreet, less public location for the shoot.   

Warnock originally faced charges of criminal solicitation and conspiracy, which were waved to county court, reported Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 

Additional counts of disorderly conduct and possession of controlled substances - the latter stemming from the discovery of unprescribed sedatives in the man's pocket at the time of his arrest - were dropped as part of the plea deal. 

The 64-year-old said the photo session was 'an art project' and that it was just a 'one-time thing' for him. 

According to police, Warnock hired Guerra to pose for him in her birthday suit after she answered his ad on Craigslist seeking a nude model and got paid $300 for the job. 

Public place: Guerra wore nothing but thigh-high black stockings and stilettos while posing in front of businesses at Miracle Mile shopping Center in Pittsburgh (pictured)

Public place: Guerra wore nothing but thigh-high black stockings and stilettos while posing in front of businesses at Miracle Mile shopping Center in Pittsburgh (pictured)

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