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In
1997, Iowa enacted a statewide ban on nude dancing, even
in strip clubs that don't serve alcohol. Since then, nude strip
clubs in Iowa have survived under a loophole in the law by
designating themselves as theaters for the performing arts. (Such as
The Playhouse Performance Arts Theater, about 15 miles from Omaha in
Mills County,
Iowa.) One of
the Iowa State Legislators who voted to outlaw nude dancing was
Michael Cataldo. Three years after voting to ban nudity in strip
clubs, Cataldo was convicted of harassing a woman with repeated,
unwanted obscene phone calls. Cataldo chose her number at
random and would say such things as, "Are you touching yourself? I
am." Seven other witnesses testified that they had also
received unwanted obscene phone calls from Cataldo. (References.)
Cataldo voted to make
nude dancing in strip clubs illegal, yet his hobby is making
unwanted obscene phone calls to strangers to tell them he is
masturbating! He is another censor who turns out to be nothing but a
hypocrite. |