Adult businesses in Plainfield, Conn. will check two kinds of IDs as a result of a new city ordinance. There will be the usual check to make sure the customer isn't a minor. And then another check to make sure the customer isn't a known sex offender. \n The law applies to all adult strip clubs, book stores and movie theaters in Plainfield, a town of 14,000. There is a fine of $100 for each offense. So far, the only business affected by the new ordinance is a strip club that Joseph Quinn plans to open in November. \n Initially, Plainfield denied Quinn the zoning permits he needed to open his club. The town gave in, though, after Quinn filed a lawsuit in federal court. But along with the permit, the town passed the new law. \n The club owner said the law is discriminatory. He said he agrees with the idea of keeping sex offenders out of his club but believes there should be some other way. "You're going to condemn thousands of guys who will be interrogated at the door," he told a reporter. \n Leaders of Plainfield said the law is intended to keep sex offenders from getting overly stimulated and then going out and committing crimes. People go into nude dance clubs to be aroused, said a town selectman, Paul Sweet. "When you leave there, you're going to be on the prowl." \n Quinn pointed out that other places might also arouse sex offenders. It's not fair that he be required to check if someone is a sex criminal and that there be no checks by the cable TV company, which shows R-rated pictures; the phone company, which connects to sex lines; the library, where there are drawings of nudes; and the local swimming pool, where swimwear can be skimpy. \n The club owner said he will fight the ordinance in federal court. Meanwhile, the town has some plans of its own. The selectmen are scheduled to meet again to consider an ordinance that would ban total nudity and obscenity.
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
