Saturday, October 23, 1999
Magazine shop called sexually oriented
BY PHILLIP PINA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A Corryville shop owner plans to fight charges filed against him and an employee by police accusing them of operating a sexually oriented business without a license.
“This is my constitutional right,” said Joseph Neuhaus, 33, owner of the Tip Top shop at 2611 Vine St. “We are not doing anything illegal.” He called his shop, on the second floor of a building in the Short Vine business district, a magazine shop.
Cincinnati police arrested Mr. Neuhaus, of Clifton Heights, and his employee just before noon on Friday. Both had been released by Friday night and face a Wednesday court appearance. The shop remained open.
Mr. Neuhaus is charged with operating a sexually oriented business without a license and unlawful employment of a sexually oriented business employee without a license, both misdemeanors. The employee, Shawn Jenkins, 25, of Corryville, was charged with operating a sexually oriented business without a license, and working without a sexually oriented business employee license, also misdemeanors.
No obscenity charges were filed against the pair.
According to police reports, undercover officers bought sexually related merchandise from the shop. Items included adult videos, toys and magazines. Police confiscated business records Friday, but none of the merchandise, Mr. Jenkins said.
Both men returned to work Friday after their release from jail.
Under city law, sexually oriented businesses must be licensed and operate in industrial zones. Stores with a significant or substantial amount of sales, inventory or display of adult-oriented material are considered adult businesses.
Mr. Neuhaus said his shop does not fit that category. Less than 40 percent of the merchandise is sexually oriented, he said.
“We were in compliance,” he added.
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