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Ex-Miss Nevada: "I'm ready to move on"
10/4/2008 9:33

Katie Rees, the dethroned Nevada beauty queen, pleaded no contest to a list of traffic violations in exchange for no jail time, according to media reports today.

Katie Rees, 23, agreed to pay fines up to US$1,312 for five misdemeanor traffic violations in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of resisting arrest.

She admitted to speeding, operating a motor vehicle without proof of insurance and driving with an expired registration, a suspended license and suspended registration.

If she had been convicted of the dropped misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, she could have faced six months in jail.

"I'm just really glad this is over. It was a really traumatic experience and I'm ready to move on," Rees said outside the courtroom.

However, Rees and her lawyer said they were considering filing a federal police brutality and civil rights claim against the two Las Vegas police officers who they alleged had "used excessive force causing substantial injury during the arrest February 6. "

The Miss Universe Organization and co-owner Donald Trump dethroned Rees in December 2006 when her photos appeared on the Internet showing her kissing other young women, exposing one of her breasts and pulling down her pants to show her thong underwear at a party.



Xinhua/Agencies