Anti-porn crusader from Omaha for Decency
cited for masturbating in public.

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      On Sunday, July 9, 2000, the anti-porn group Omaha for Decency ran a full page ad in the Omaha World Herald (page 10-B). The ad expressed the group's support for the use of unconstitutional censorship laws to prosecute Omaha stores that sell porn. This ad was signed by Omaha area clergy. A copy of it is displayed below, with the bottom half enlarged to make the tiny text easier to read. 
        One of the pastors who signed the Omaha for Decency ad is Bradley Hoefs. His name is circled in the copy below. (Names are in alphabetical order by last name.) Pastor Hoefs was cited by an undercover Omaha police officer in May 1995 for exposing himself and masturbating next to a parking lot at Lake Cunningham Park. Although Hoefs initially denied this and appealed his conviction, he finally ended up pleading no contest to the charge at his retrial in May 1996. He was also forced by his then church, King of Kings Lutheran, to resign as their pastor, and became pastor at Community of Grace Church. Even though he initially denied it, Hoefs was obviously guilty, as he was cited again in April 2002 by an undercover officer at Lake Cunningham when he asked the officer to masturbate in public with him. Pastor Hoefs thinks porn videos should be illegal, yet his hobby is exposing himself and masturbating in public parks! 
             A small excerpt from the 5/31/95 Omaha World Herald article "Omaha Pastor Charged With Exposing Himself", which discusses Pastor Hoefs' indecent exposure charge, is displayed beneath the Omaha for Decency ad. See also 5/2/2002 Omaha World Herald "Pastor Faces Second Lewd-Conduct Charge" and 5/23/96 Omaha World Herald "Pastor Pleads No Contest To Indecent Exposure."


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