Ariana Kelly: Politician Arrested For Indecent Exposure

Ariana Kelly, state lawmaker from Bethesda, Maryland, was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after exposing her breasts. She was also charged with trespassing.

The charging document said Delegate Ariana B. Kelly (D-Montgomery) was dropping off her children at her ex-husband’s house, in the 5300 block of Alta Vista Road in Bethesda, when she became upset that his fiancée was inside the residence.

A report by The Washington Post said Kelly was asked to leave numerous times; however she continued ringing the doorbell and banging on the door.

Her husband, Barak Sanford, captured video of Kelly’s rant on his cellphone.

Barak told police he used a cell phone to record Kelly’s outburst of lifting up her shirt and exposing herself.

The following is an excerpt taken from the police report.

“Sanford played a cellphone video for police that showed Kelly ringing the doorbell ‘numerous times,’ exposing her breasts in the direction of Sanford’s cellphone camera and then ‘with one breast in each hand [shaking] them up and down.'”

The police officers who were called to the scene told Ariana she could be arrested for indecent exposure. They also asked her to leave the premise.

Ariana was so upset she extended her hands towards the officers and offered this response.

“Arrest me then.”

At that point, the police did exactly what she said—they arrested her.

Ariana Kelly declined to comment to NBC News 4; however, her attorney, Luiz Simmons, said Ariana would be “aggressively disputing” the charges.

Ariana B. Kelly was elected to the House of Delegates in 2010. Last year, she was reelected for another term.

Kelly is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. She has been active in health issues and women’s rights. She is also a member of a legislative task force that studies maternal mental health issues.

Ariana sponsored a bill permitting midwives to assist at home births. The bill was passed by the General Assembly in the spring.

Earlier this year, Ariana Kelly was said to be considering a run for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Ariana B. Kelly represents Montgomery County as the Delegate for District 16. The 39-year-old grew up in Bethesda.

Ariana Kelly and her ex-husband, Barak Sanford, were divorced in November 2014, according to court records.

The trial for Ariana Kelly is set for Aug. 13, in Rockville.

[Featured image via Ariana Kelly/Facebook]