An Iowa City woman has been accused of participating in sexual acts in a front yard while intoxicated.

Darcy Norem, 49, address unknown, was charged Tuesday with public intoxication.

According to an Iowa City Police complaint, Norem was observed by a neighbor having oral sex with a female in a front yard on Normandy Drive, and an officer observed her doing the same thing upon arrival.

Norem smelled of alcohol, had poor balance, and watery, bloodshot eyes. She was arrested; she had been peviously charged with public intoxication on Sept. 29, 2011, and Dec. 2, 2010.

Public intoxication is an aggravated misdemeanor.

— by Amy Skarnulis