Thursday, November 04, 1999
Police raid new Hustler store
Inventory taken under warrant
BY WILLIAM A. WEATHERS
The Cincinnati Enquirer
It didn't take long for Cincinnati police to visit the Hustler Cincinnati store at its new Race Street location downtown.
Police executed a search warrant at Larry Flynt's adult book store about 6 p.m. during the store's second day of operation.
A dozen vice officers began an inventory of the store items, with two uniformed officers and a police cruiser sta tioned in front of the store at 609 Race St. Wednesday night. Yellow crime scene tape surrounded the entrance.
Capt. Gene A. Hamann, with the vice section, said police were inventorying items to determine if the store was a sexually oriented business operating without a license.
Under the city's law governing sexually oriented businesses, stores with a significant or substantial amount of sales, inventory or display of adult-oriented material are considered adult businesses.
“They're taking an inventory to determine if the bulk of the items are non-adult,” said attorney H. Louis Sirken, who represents the store. “It doesn't appear that they're going to seize anything.” Jimmy Flynt, who manages the store for his brother, said as long as the preponderance of the inventory is non-sexual, the store is not in violation of any city ordinance.
In addition to adult magazines and other items, the store sells non-sexual-oriented items like oils, gels, fragrances, and CDs, Mr. Flynt said.
Capt. Hamann said an undercover officer walked through the store and observed a substantial portion of the inventory of the store was sexually oriented, which pro vided probable cause for issuance of the search warrant. A
Jimmy Flynt emphasized that despite the raid, the Hustler store will remain open.
“I'm looking forward to a big holiday season,” he said.
The city forced Larry Flynt to close his Hustler store on Sixth Street to make way for a new Contemporary Arts Center. The building owner for the store's new location has gone to court to try to prevent its operation there, claiming it could scare off potential tenants.
Mr. Sirken said the lease holder of the store has assigned the lease to Larry Flynt, and the store is operating legally.
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