Christina Revels-Glick, who was 34 at the time, was approached by cops after families reported her salacious behavior on Tybee Island beach on July 1, 2021.
Bodycam footage from the officers who arrested her was released this week, showing her breaking down as she was handcuffed and marched away from the sand.
But the video, which has been viewed more than 2.5 million times, proved divisive.
Some viewers said it was only right to arrest Revels-Glick for her indecent behavior.
Others said the police were being heavy-handed and said they felt sorry for the attention the newly-released bodycam footage will have brought the 37 year-old.
'Tf... get outta here, arrest her for f***in what... give her a citation and be done with it,' one angry viewer declared.
Revels-Glick can be seen in the newly released arrest footage denying the intimate moment, claiming she was merely lying down on her towel
Many viewers blasted the police department for pursuing the arrest over more urgent crimes.
Others noted the impact the incident is likely to have on Revels-Glick's future prospects, with one commentator saying: 'She will have to explain this every time she applies for a job.'
Several people criticized the 911 callers who reported her to the cops. 'The people who called must have a sad life,' one person said while others blasted them as 'boring' and 'f***ing Karen families'.
Some people even voiced support for Revels-Glick, saying 'good for her,' 'girls just wanna have fun' and describing her as 'living her best life.'
In the footage, Revels-Glick can be seen denying the intimate moment, claiming she was merely lying down on her towel.
When police ask to search her bag, she admits to using a vibrator to relax because she was 'stressed,' adding that it only took her 20 seconds to finish.
Many viewers blasted the police department for pursuing the arrest over more urgent crimes.
Others noted the impact the incident is likely to have on Revels-Glick's future prospects, with one commentator saying: 'She will have to explain this every time she applies for a job.'
Several people criticized the 911 callers who reported her to the cops. 'The people who called must have a sad life,' one person said while others blasted them as 'boring' and 'f***ing Karen families'.
Some people even voiced support for Revels-Glick, saying 'good for her,' 'girls just wanna have fun' and describing her as 'living her best life.'
In the footage, Revels-Glick can be seen denying the intimate moment, claiming she was merely lying down on her towel.
When police ask to search her bag, she admits to using a vibrator to relax because she was 'stressed,' adding that it only took her 20 seconds to finish.
In the next clip, the male officer is seen sifting through the woman's backpack which they'd placed on their police vehicle only to retrieve the vibrator.
'It's a bullet style, that is what they call it,' he said.
'At least she admitted it. She said she had an orgasm on the beach.
'I mean if you are going to do something like that, ya' know don't get caught that is all I have to say.'
She saw her covered in a towel in front of her family's tent.
Sarah Moss told police the entire incident only lasted about five minutes before Revels-Glick packed her things and left for the nearby Deck Restaurant.
She provided police with video she took of the incident, which showed Revels-Glick as she did the deed before looking off to her right, as if she spotted someone .
Revels-Glick quickly stopped what she was doing, according to the police report.
Police said Revels-Glick apologized while being booked for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, telling officers that she didn't think anyone had seen her.
She was released shortly after her arrest on subpoena, the police report stated.
According to Atlanta-based attorneys Conaway and Strickler, Glick could face a 12-month jail sentence for 20 seconds of self-gratification. It remains unclear whether Revel-Glick appeared before the courts.
'The state of Georgia aggressively prosecutes people charged with indecent exposure,' the attorneys' website reads.
'Indecent exposure occurs when a person intentionally reveals his or her body's private parts in a setting considered indecent. This type of offense is usually a misdemeanor, but can result in up to a 12-month jail sentence if convicted.'