A PORT Pirie woman who became an internet sensation for flashing her breasts at a Google camera car must face court after police reported her for disorderly behaviour.

Karen Davis drew mixed reactions after an image of her proudly flashing the Google car two months ago appeared on the site’s Street View service.

Ms Davis, 38, said her friends and family thought the prank was “hilarious” — but Port Pirie police apparently disagreed, saying it was “the same as someone flashing their genitals”.

The single mother said she was told by a friend this morning that the Port Pirie gossip mill was abuzz with talk she would be charged by police.

After issuing a press release on Facebook titled “Google cops an eyeful at Port Pirie!”, an SA Police spokeswoman confirmed that the report for disorderly behaviour was not a belated April Fool’s joke.

SA Police used a superintendent — one of the state’s highest-ranking officers — to defend the decision to report Ms Davis.

But the zero-tolerance approach attracted an immediate backlash on SA Police’s Facebook post. The majority of comments were scathing (scroll down to read some of them) — and the post was apparently pulled down after an hour.

“A friend of mine rang me and said heaps of people around town are saying I’m going to get charged so I put my clothes on and I headed straight down the police station,” Ms Davis said.

“I went to the police station and said hi and they said ‘we need to talk to you’ so they took me into a room and took some DNA off me and questioned me and I was reported for disorderly behaviour.”

Ms Davis said she was “extremely bemused” to find herself questioned and reported for disorderly behaviour, which will result in her facing court on a date to be set.

“It amuses me because what about the drug dealers of the town, the murders that have happened in this town, shouldn’t you be focusing on that?,” she said.

“The police said that in the scale of things it was a low criminal offence but they still had to report it.”

In a statement, the officer in charge of the Mid North Local Service Area confirmed Ms Davis would be summonsed to court.

“The woman’s actions were the same as someone flashing their genitals and the public expectation is that we take action,” Superintendent Scott Denny said.

“Recently in Port Pirie we arrested a man for exposing himself in public — this incident is no different.

“It is not appropriate for anyone to expose themselves in public places ... our community should be able to expect a bit of decency.”

Ms Davis said she understood that some members of the community disapproved of her stunt.

“I understand the point of view of people who think it’s disgusting or whatever but at the same time it’s hilarious because they should be worried about other people other than me,” she said.

“To an extent I understand what they’re saying and that it’s a half serious offence but on the other side, why have me in court when there are so many other offences that people should be in court for?

“There was no child harmed in the making, my children don’t have to go to therapy because of it, I didn’t give any old man a heart attack — that I’m aware of.”

Ms Davis said she was unsure how she would react when she appears in court.

“I’m going to try and go there with a straight face and try not to laugh ... I think it is a bit hilarious because it is so low scale in the criminal world,” she said.

“I spoke to my 19-year old son before and he thinks it’s funny as, my children don’t have a problem with it at all.”

Ms Davis said despite the pending court appearance, she would tell the story to her grandchildren one day.

“I just did it for the hell of it, there’s a Google car I’m gonna do it, I’ve got a friend in the UK he can Google Map me and smile ... it’s off my bucket list,” she said.

“Yes I probably could have done it in another way and done it more classy but that’s just who I am — none of my friends are surprised, if anyone’s gonna do it I am.”

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ON SA POLICE’S FACEBOOK POST

“Nanny state. Please check all sense of humor at the border.”

“Really? No seriously? You wouldn’t charge a guy for doing the same thing would you? They are NIPPLES people and we ALL have them.”

“This has to be a too late in the day ‘April Fools’.”

“So it’s not ok for her to flash her breasts but it’s ok for Google to photograph us and our houses without permission. Something a bit wrong with this whole picture! This world has gone crazy!”

“This is despicable, double standards for men and women. Better go find the breast feeders SAPOL, they are breaking the law.”

“I find the blatant double standards and obvious misogyny of this the most indecent thing of all.”

“I just want to know why men can go topless and not get arrested then? Why is it that a woman can be charged for doing this? In all honesty this sounds like sexual inequality.”

“It might sound like fun and games but its illegal and could be a distraction to drivers.”

“Thank god the police have sense do to something about this, it was an act of pure disgrace.”