BURLINGTON CITY, Vt. - Police say adult novelty store Love Shack is a place where men meet to have sex in private video-viewing rooms.
At a City Council meeting this week, attendees were shown photographs of Love Shack's viewing rooms, the floors of which were littered with condoms. Undercover police officers took the photos during a recent investigation.
Men at Love Shack reportedly propositioned the officers and performed lewd acts in their view. Five customers were arrested on lewdness charges.
The City Council unanimously voted to revoke the store's license to operate automatic amusement devices, including video rooms.
Officials said the city can revoke a license if a business fails to maintain "good and safe conduct on the premises."
Attorney Hal Haveson, who represents Love Shack, said it was unfair to revoke the license on the basis of observations made on one day. He said the council should have notified Love Shack management and given the business time to make changes.
Haveson said the business owner and property owner were not aware of any sexual activities at Love Shack. When they were notified by police, he said, the business owner voluntarily removed the doors from all video booths.
