Illustration by Slate Politics The Trial of the Penis Grandma Fairhope has a reputation for grace and good sense. So how did a simple No Kings protest end with a Southern grandma facing jail time? By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Molly Olmstead ? May 04, 2026 5:40 AM Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In a lacy pink church dress and flowery pink sweater, her gray-blond hair clipped back with a heart-shaped bobby pin and pearls peeking through her sweater’s neckline, the penis grandma of Fairhope, Alabama, watched as a parade of witnesses testified that she wasn’t a threat to the community. That fact was obvious if you had watched the viral video that had bestowed the 62-year-old woman with several phallic nicknames.…