Strip clubs cited for violations
Police say Cadillac
Alley provided improper
entertainment by allowing
dancers to perform while
alcohol was being
consumed at the facility.
By JASON FAGONE
Collegian Staff Writer
Two area strip clubs are in trou
ble with the law, but owner Carl
Easterling said he is not worried.
Police recently filed summary
charges against Cadillac Alley, 445
Railroad Ave., and Cadillac Carl's
Cabaret in Milroy. Easterling is the
president of Hard Rack Cadillac
Inc., the corporation that owns
Cadillac Alley. He is also the presi
dent and owner of Cadillac Carl's.
According to the State College
Police Department, Easterling and
Timothy Justice, a manager at
Cadillac Alley, allowed female
dancers to perform totally nude on
three separate occasions while
alcohol !Vas being served. Under
the state law, "prohibition of cer
tain types of entertainment on bot
tle club premises," bottle clubs
cannot allow alcohol to be con
sumed while dancers perform
"lewd, immoral or improper enter
tainment," defined in part as total
nudity.
Patrons cannot be charged under
the bottle club law.
Philipsburg state police have
filed charges against operators and
employees at Cadillac Carl's for
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similar violations of the bottle club
regulations. Easterling said he has
not yet received any citations for
crime code infractions at Cadillac
Carl's.
"I am in complete belief that
whatever may be pending on my
clubs will be resolved in a favor
able manner," Easterling said.
He denied being present at Cadil
lac Alley on the nights in question,
and said he is not completely sure
the dancers were totally nude.
"To the best of my knowledge,
we were in compliance with the
law," Easterling said. "It's my
belief we were not acting as a bot
tle club deserving of any viola
tions. The police department's posi
tion is that it is a bottle club con
ducting business illegally, and that
has yet to be proven."
The Crimes Code of Pennsylva
nia defines a bottle club as an
establishment in which alcohol is
either provided to patrons by
employees or brought into the
establishment by the patrons.
"In layman's terms, that would
be a BYOB club," said Sgt. Dana
Leonard of the State College Police
Department. "That would cover
your own bottles, and stuff that is
provided by the owner or one of his
agents."
Cadillac Alley is dry for now,
Justice said.
"Whatever they say we're doing
wrong, we're going to comply with
them," Justice said. "Right now
we're not going to give the beer
away for free anymore. The girls
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Police recently filed charges against the strip club Cadillac Alley, seen
here. The club, located at 445 Railroad Ave., is charged with violating
bottle club regulations.
will still dance in here, but there's
no alcohol on the premises whatso-
ever."
Easterling confirmed that adjust
ments have been made to the way
in which the club operates.
"At this point, there's g-strings,
pasties and no alcohol, which is
what we had been doing for a long,
long time," he said.
As he tones down the Alley's
activities, Easterling is fighting the
summary offense. He plead not
guilty to the charge, which carries
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day jail term. District Justice
Carmine Prestia will conduct the
hearing, scheduled for Sept. 19 at
the District Court building, 224 S.
Fraser St.
Although he respects the State
College Police Department, Easter
ling said, he believes strongly in
freedom of expression.
"Legislating morality is always
going to be a touchy situation," he
said. "I believe in common sense,
not censorship."
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