Atlanta Strip Clubs: NOT GUILTY Atlanta Eagle owners Robert Kelley and Richard Ramey speak with …

Posted on March 12th, 2010 in Atlanta strip clubs

During testimony, Detective Bennie Bridges, who said he entered the bar wearing civilian clothes after police received tips and complaints about alleged drug use and illicit sexual activity, testified that he observed men dancing in underwear, exposing their genitals, and accepting tips that were tucked into their waistbands. Yet when asked to point out defendants, Bridges was unable to correctly identify three of the men. Vice Sgt. John Brock, who also entered the Eagle that night wearing civilian clothes, was unable to corroborate key pieces of Bridges’ testimony.
Defense attorney Alan Begner argued that the Eagle was a bar — not an adult entertainment establishment along the lines of a strip club or massage parlor — and that employees were charged under the wrong code. If dancers were indeed exposing themselves, he said, they should have been charged with indecency.

See the full article from “Creative Loafing Atlanta (blog)”



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