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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 3, 2003
CONTACT: Diane Gramley
1.814.271.9078 or 1.814.437.5355
Bruce Clingan 1.724.964.8702
PRO-FAMILY GROUP ASKS WHY GOLF COURSE SUPPORTS SEXUALLY ORIENTED
BUSINESS, IS THE MERCER COUNTY DA RESPONSIBLE?
(Pittsburgh) -- Today a pro-family organization expressed disbelief
over the support of a sexually oriented business by what was thought
to be a family-friendly golf course.
"We have been contacted by numerous concerned citizens in
the Pulaski area and they are all in shock that the Tanglewood Golf
Course would host the 'First Annual Skinvitational' fundraiser for the
Headliners Club located in Mercer County," Diane Gramley,
director of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of
PA) said today.
In May, 67.3% of the voters of West Salem Township, Mercer
County voted overwhelmingly to prohibit bottle clubs in their
municipality, yet the Mercer County DA, James Epstein, has
chosen to not uphold and enforce this law.
"Mr. Epstein has indicated that enforcing the bottle club law is
not a high priority to him. As
courts have found, sexually oriented businesses go hand in hand with
illegal sexual activities and other crimes.
The point is that his caseload, as a whole, would be lessened
if he would enforce what he feels is an insignificant law,"
continued Gramley.
AFA of PA has contacted the owner of the Tanglewood Golf Course, Bruce
Clingan, and expressed concerns about the planned activities.
The communication listed some of the adverse side effects the
courts acknowledge a sexually oriented business brings to a community.
The list included:
- Unlawful sexual activities
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- A harmful effect on surrounding businesses
- Declining property values in surrounding neighborhoods
- Increased crime
- A general downgrading of the quality of life in the areas adjacent to the sexually oriented business
"Our hope continues to be that Mr. Clingan will see that his
decision to host this event is sending the wrong message to the
families and other organizations that form the backbone of his
business. His business is
either a family-friendly business, or it's not -- there's no gray area
when it comes to this issue. We
also hold out hope that the Mercer County DA will stop picking and
choosing which laws he will uphold.
Our question is what is the next law he will choose to
ignore?" Gramley concluded.
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