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62-Year-Old Protester Acquitted on All Charges for Wearing Penis Costume

The judge felt there was probable cause for an arrest but he declined to go so far as to convict.

Joe Lancaster | 4.16.2026 1:04 PM

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This week, a 62-year-old Alabama woman faced a criminal trial for wearing an inflatable penis costume during a protest.

After three hours of testimony, a judge acquitted her of all charges—a welcome result for her free speech rights.

In October 2025, Jeana Renea Gamble wore the offending phallus—holding a "No Dick-Tator" sign—at a "No Kings" protest. Responding to the scene, Cpl. Andrew Babb of the Fairhope Police Department threw Gamble to the ground and arrested her for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Prosecutors later added charges of disturbing the peace and giving a false name to law enforcement—the latter because when she was asked her name, Gamble replied "Aunt Tifa," a play on antifa, the........

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