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April 23rd, 2008, 02:15 AM
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MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A group of angry neighbors are protesting outside of a Melbourne home, claiming it is being used as a swingers' sex club.
City officials are investigating the 2,500-sqaure-foot home located in a sleepy Melbourne neighborhood near Turtle Mound Road in the Oak Groves subdivision.
The Hunt Club of Brevard touts on its Web site group and private rooms, a stage and dancing pole, swimming pool, buffet-style dining and "The Pink Cauldron," a five-person hot tub, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.
Prompted by complaints from neighbors, two undercover Melbourne police officers -- one male, one female -- posed as a couple and toured the house in late March, Police Chief Don Carey said. Inside, the officers noticed a stripper pole and swinging sex chair, and they learned one of the bedrooms was converted into an "observation room," he said. No illegal activities were noted, Carey said.
"They were consenting adults doing stuff in private that wasn't criminal," and the police investigation was closed with no charges filed, he said.
Regardless, Carey believes The Hunt Club is an illegal establishment that should shut down.
"It's my opinion that the people there are operating a business out of their home. They're violating the zoning in that area because they're not allowed to have customers in their home," Carey said. "It is a business. If they feel differently, they can challenge us in the courts."
Kirsi Page, one of the operators of The Hunt Club, said there is nothing illegal or improper about the establishment.
The 1.3-acre property is zoned for residential use, said Cindy Dittmer, Melbourne's planning and economic development director. City Attorney Paul Gougelman said officials still are researching "various angles" that could reveal municipal code infractions.
Link to article : http://www.local6.com/news/15955140/detail.html
The Hunt Club of Brevard's website (http://www.thehuntclubofbrevard.com/)
Guess we know who didn't make the member list...
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A group of angry neighbors are protesting outside of a Melbourne home, claiming it is being used as a swingers' sex club.
City officials are investigating the 2,500-sqaure-foot home located in a sleepy Melbourne neighborhood near Turtle Mound Road in the Oak Groves subdivision.
The Hunt Club of Brevard touts on its Web site group and private rooms, a stage and dancing pole, swimming pool, buffet-style dining and "The Pink Cauldron," a five-person hot tub, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.
Prompted by complaints from neighbors, two undercover Melbourne police officers -- one male, one female -- posed as a couple and toured the house in late March, Police Chief Don Carey said. Inside, the officers noticed a stripper pole and swinging sex chair, and they learned one of the bedrooms was converted into an "observation room," he said. No illegal activities were noted, Carey said.
"They were consenting adults doing stuff in private that wasn't criminal," and the police investigation was closed with no charges filed, he said.
Regardless, Carey believes The Hunt Club is an illegal establishment that should shut down.
"It's my opinion that the people there are operating a business out of their home. They're violating the zoning in that area because they're not allowed to have customers in their home," Carey said. "It is a business. If they feel differently, they can challenge us in the courts."
Kirsi Page, one of the operators of The Hunt Club, said there is nothing illegal or improper about the establishment.
The 1.3-acre property is zoned for residential use, said Cindy Dittmer, Melbourne's planning and economic development director. City Attorney Paul Gougelman said officials still are researching "various angles" that could reveal municipal code infractions.
Link to article : http://www.local6.com/news/15955140/detail.html
The Hunt Club of Brevard's website (http://www.thehuntclubofbrevard.com/)
Guess we know who didn't make the member list...