One of three lawsuits against Naperville and a company that produced a reality show about female police officers in the city — with the tagline "brains, beauty and a badge" — has settled out of court, Naperville Senior Assistant City Attorney Mark Scarlato said this week.

A suit was filed in October by sisters Chelsea Frederick and Ferrara Daum, who alleged that their pajama-clad likenesses were aired in an episode of the show "Female Forces," though they never signed a release. Frederick was arrested for failure to appear for a traffic warrant, according to the complaint, which also alleged that an officer could have arrested her at her apartment but instead called a female officer with the camera crew in tow.

Attorneys from The Greif Co. (now known as Boutique TV), which produced the show for A&E's Biography Channel, defended Naperville in the case. Scarlato said the city will not have to pay any part of the undisclosed settlement, as the company agreed to not hold the city responsible for lawsuits filed as a result of the show.

Donald Spak, the attorney for Frederick and Daum, would not discuss terms of the settlement.

"Good settlements are where both sides are happy or both sides are unhappy," he said, refusing to categorize this one.

A federal judge dismissed the case with prejudice July 22, court records show, with both sides responsible for court fees and costs.

"The city is quite pleased the parties could come together in a settlement," Scarlato said, adding that city officials believe the officers acted appropriately.

The case is one of three lawsuits filed as a result of the city's participation in "Female Forces," which chronicled the day-to-day activities of female officers in Naperville's Police Department. The two others are pending and also involve plaintiffs who said they never signed releases.

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