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brandywine
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Posted: Tue Jul 14th, 2009 07:16 pm |
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| Came to an agreement. I think not, the owner was bullied into the agreement with the threat of losing his property and fined. It's a business he's trying to make a living. Gentlemen's clubs aren't illegal. Just because it's something you don't prefer doesn't mean that any illegal activity is going on.Another example of losing your rights if your not politically correct.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19th, 2009 03:57 pm |
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By Glenn Rolfe
Leader & State Register
SEAFORD – Facing court proceedings and potential closure, The Canton Inn “gentlemen’s club” is out of the adult entertainment business.
Delaware’s Department of Justice June 9 announced that following a lengthy investigation all activity resembling adult entertainment will cease at the Canton Inn and property owner David K. Lui will take other measures to comply with the law.
This marks the first time that social vice activity ceased through DOJ’s enforcement of Delaware’s Nuisance Abatement Act.
“Today marks an important milestone in our enforcement of Delaware’s Nuisance Abatement Law,” said State Solicitor Lawrence Lewis. “The Delaware Attorney General’s office is using this statute in new and innovative ways to combat social vice crime in our neighborhoods. As a result, this property will no longer be a haven for illegal activity.”
The DOJ alleges that the Canton Inn, located 704 Norman Eskridge Highway, has been the site of prostitution and lewd sexual conduct for several years. Investigation by the Delaware State Division of Professional Regulation and the Delaware State Police, the DOJ determined the property presented an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare.
The DOJ identifies nuisance properties statewide through its own investigations and cooperation with state and local police agencies, local authorities, civic associations and residents.
“The residents of Seaford will benefit greatly from this agreement,” said 39th District Rep. Daniel B. Short, R-Seaford. “This is exactly how the Nuisance Abatement statute should work and I commend the Attorney General’s Office for their efforts.”
In August, 2007 Attorney General Beau Biden launched a statewide effort to fight neighborhood crime in Delaware under the state’s Drug Nuisance and Social Vices Abatement Act. Under the Nuisance Abatement Act, enforcement actions can take a variety of forms, including property closure.
Efforts to reach Mr. Lui were unsuccessful.
Rather than defend itself against the Department in court, the owner agreed to abate the nuisance voluntarily by ceasing all adult entertainment activity, making renovations to the building and discontinuing advertising the property as a “gentlemen’s club.”
The establishment will now be promoted as a restaurant and bar, the DOJ said.
“I sure don’t want it to be what it was before,” said Seaford Mayor Edward H. Butler. “We’re not going to have what we had before; we had to have the police and all of that out there.”
“This is a good example how the property owner and the DOJ reach an agreement and the property owner will voluntarily compile with the terms of agreement and eliminate the public nuisance,” said Rep. Short. “I commend the DOJ for their efforts in this case and in helping the citizens of Seaford.”
News Editor Glenn Rolfe can be reached at 629-5505 or grolfe@newszap.com.
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