'She never apologized': Prosecutors demand harsh punishment for 'body-shaming' Playmate who posted a cruel photo of a woman, 70, naked at the gym
- Dani Mathers, 29, could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, if convicted of misdemeanor invasion of privacy
- A Los Angeles attorney asked a judge to deny her request to avoid jail time
- In place of jail, she hoped for counseling and anti-bullying courses
- Mathers publicly acknowledged secretly photographing a naked, 70-year-old woman in the shower
- She posted it on Snapchat, saying: 'If I can't unsee this then you can't either'
- She apologized on social media, claiming she accidentally posted the photo
Prosecutors have insisted they will not go easy on Dani Mathers, the former Playboy playmate who took a photo of a naked, 70-year-old woman in a gym and posted it on Snapchat.
The model has asked Los Angeles City Attorneys not to send her to jail, saying she will undergo counseling and anti-bullying courses instead.
She also said that she would go around to schools and talk about how harmful bullying is.
But prosecutors scoffed at her attempts at mercy, claiming that she never apologized to the victim in person, TMZ reported.
If convicted, she faces up to six months in jail for invasion of privacy, and a $1,000 fine.
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Cruel photo: Playboy model Dani Mathers has pleaded not guilty to an invasion of privacy charge stemming from this Snapchat post mocking a 70-year-old woman in a gym shower
Mathers' lawyer Tom Mesereau requested that the defendant be eligible for a deferment program.
But the City Attorney's office argued she isn't eligible due to the nature of the crime, reported the New York Daily News.
The attorney's office wrote: 'She should face the consequences of her cruel and criminal act.'
They have not made it clear whether they will seek a jail term.
Sorry: Mather's attorney said the 29-year-old woman 'very much regrets' what happened
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Contrite tweet: Mathers acknowledged in July her 'mistakes' in the context of the gym incident
Mathers sparked widespread outrage after she shared the naked photo on Snapchat in July with the derisive caption: 'If I can't unsee this then you can't either.'
She later apologized for body-shaming the elderly gym member and deleted her social media accounts.
Mathers has since resumed tweeting, sharing on Friday photos of her dog and her Thanksgiving treats.
The gym, LA Fitness, reported the posting to police and revoked Mathers' membership.
Detectives began investigating after the LAPD received a report of 'illegal distribution' of the image after the photo went viral.
Mathers' attorney entered a plea of not guilty in November to the misdemeanor count on her behalf, City News Service reported via NBC Los Angeles. She was not required to attend.
LA Fitness reported the posting to police and revoked the membership of the blonde beauty (second right), pictured here in October at a charity event in Los Angeles
Outside the courtroom, defense attorney Tom Mesereau said Mathers 'very much regrets' what happened.
'She apologized for her behavior and we're looking forward to resolving this case in a very fair manner,' he said.
'Her behavior is appalling and puts every member at risk of losing their privacy,' Jill Greuling, an LA Fitness executive vice president, said at the time.
The woman in the naked photo was identified only by her age and it was not clear if she knew she was being photographed in the shower.
The model first apologized for the Snapchat post in July, tweeting: 'I'm sorry for what I did... I need to take some time to myself now to reflect on why I did this horrible thing.'
Mathers later claimed in an online video that she accidentally posted the photo publicly.
'I just want to acknowledge a photo that I accidentally posted,' she said in the clip posted to her Snapchat Story. 'It was absolutely wrong and not what I meant to do.'
Mathers (second right) was Playboy's Miss May in 2015. The photo above shows her alongside (L to R) Miss September 2012 Alana Campos, Miss February 2008 Michelle McLaughlin, 2013 Playmate of the Year Raquel Pomplun, Miss March 2013 Ashley Doris and Miss June 2004 Hiromi Oshima
'I chose to do what I do for a living because I love the female body and I know body shaming is wrong, that's not what I'm about and this is not the type of person I am.
'The photo was taken as part of a personal conversation with a girlfriend and because I am new to Snapchat I didn't realize I had posted it, and that was a huge mistake.
'I know I have upset a lot of people out there but please believe me this is not the type of person that I am.
'I have never done this before and I will never do this again, you have my word.'
Mathers was Playboy's Miss May in 2015.
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