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Dirty Dancing in Idaho

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from: Bonnie Goldstein

Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 12:41 PM ET

Nampa (population 78,000*) is the second-largest city in Idaho and "a great place to live, work and play." This last category has attracted the attention of Idaho Attorney General and Eagle Scout Lawrence Wasden, who lives in Nampa. Wasden has filed on behalf of the Idaho Alcohol Beverage Control an impressively smutty summary of the goings-on at two local cocktail lounges, Satin Dolls and Club Z.

In the legal complaint (see below and on the following 10 pages), an Idaho state trooper and a Nampa city cop allege that these establishments permitted persons "on the premises … to expose … the female breast below the top of the areola, or of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, or cleft of the buttocks." We learn that one dancer's "G-string did not appear to be the correct size" and that various "prohibited acts" were witnessed by the cops (see pages two, three, four, seven, eight, and nine). The establishments are given 21 days to respond. They may appeal the court's decision and may remain open to the public during the review process.

Note to Wasden: brassiere should be spelled with an "e" at the end (see page three).

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Correction, March 21, 2007: An earlier version of this column misstated Nampa's population as 7,800. (Return to the corrected sentence.)

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Bonnie Goldstein is a former special investigator to the U.S. Senate and investigative producer for ABC News.
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