PORTLAND (AP) – A complaint over sex toys sold at a Maine Mall store has prompted an effort to narrow South Portland’s definition of adult business.
Police say a complaint by a customer who was offended by devices sold at Spencer’s Gifts led to months of talks involving police, city officials and lawyers. The man who brought the complaint urged City Hall to reclassify Spencer’s as an adult business and prohibit anyone under 18 from entering the store.
A proposal would require companies that sell sex toys to warn parents with signs at the front of stores or package devices so they cannot be viewed by minors. A lawyer for Spencer’s tells the Portland Press Herald that it already complies with many of the proposed regulations.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com
AP-ES-05-27-09 0639EDT
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