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Businesses enter plea

Attorneys for adult stores will be in court again Aug. 30

By Steve Fry
THE TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Saturday, August 12, 2006

Attorneys representing six Topeka adult businesses pleaded not guilty on Friday to multiple charges of misdemeanor promoting obscenity.

During a docket hearing, owners and operators of the six businesses didn't appear before Shawnee County District Court Judge David Bruns to enter their pleas.

Instead, two defense attorneys made the not guilty pleas during the brief hearing. Bruns is the judge handling details tied to a grand jury, which indicted the six businesses on Monday.

Defense attorney Chris O'Hara, of Wichita, represented Sinsations, 4720 S.W. Topeka Blvd., which is charged with four counts of promoting obscenity; Adult Entertainment Center, 903 N. Kansas Ave., five counts of promoting obscenity; After Dark Video, 2315 N.W. Topeka Blvd., five counts of promoting obscenity; and Some Like It Hot, 4732 S.W. Topeka Blvd., six counts of promoting obscenity.

Defense attorney Steve Joseph, of Wichita, represented Priscilla's, 3300 S.W. Topeka Blvd., and Priscilla's, 5800 S.W. 21st, each of which is charged with five counts of promoting obscenity.

The six businesses next will be in court on Aug. 30 at a pretrial hearing.

District Attorney Robert Hecht said the grand jury received information gathered during an investigation by the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office.

Steve Fry can be reached at 295-1206 or steve.fry@cjonline.com.