The ordinance is on the City's web site, I believe.

Zoom,
Screamin' is an adult entertainment business, and only needs a license to operate because of an ordinance the city passed only after they opened. Businesses as a whole, only need to get a sellers permit from the state to do business, not any sort of license, unless they are adult, tobacco, or liquor purveyors. Screamin' is also not public property, it is private property open to the public (for which they reserve the right to deny service or entry to anyone they see fit). What is required is that they get an occupancy permit from the city (which is done in tandem with the fire department to insure public safety). This is also not a license, but a permit that Janesville requires of any business that serves the public. Public property is property that tax dollars pay for like the court house, public library, etc.

sannio,
Screamin' MeeMee's is a business, which requires a license to operate, so it is considered public property. Your home is private property.

OK so :contact even through clothing of intimate parts is sexual contact and to do so for money and or services is prostitution?, if this is correct so far and the police chief says it is; then with that being said, There are about 15-20 other bars in this town that have prostitution going on almost everyday or night what with women going up to guys rubbing there breasts against there arm or sitting on A lap for A drink or what not..... I guess I didn't realize until now just how many prostitutes there actually were in Janesville! I guess A thank you to the Cheif of Police is in order here!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU

First of all, when they raid a drug house or arrest for drugs, they have been arrested for POSSESSION. I do not have the information or facts about the case like everyone else, but I would guess they have witnesses, informants, and statements that they have to prove in a court beyond a reasonable doubt. That is why it has not been closed down yet, unlike a drug house. Also if you look up the Wisconsin definition of sexual contact, it is "The law defines sexual contact as any intentional touching of the intimate parts of a person, either directly or through clothing, by any body part or by any object..." And finally I didn't see Wisconsin mentioned, or even the United States, in the places that legalized prostitution. So until that changes it is still against the law and the judicial system will enforce the laws according to the constitution.

I wonder why they would continue to allow this establishment to stay open if they consider these charges as criminal! basically if an investigation is ongoing would that include drug sweeps and drug houses can continue to operate until the investigation is over, can the main base of a child porn ring under investigation continue to run? come on look at the whole picture here! how many offenses have to happen at one location befor it is stopped. 3 times you're out law dont apply here?hmm Is the investigators waiting for more young naive girls to get hired and raid again and post pics to humiliate them. If they want this to end! then end the opportunity by closing the temptation. Did they really think this type of business was going to be dancing in ballroom dresses and tuxedos? lol come on.

I would like someone to explain to me how the State has authority over two consenting adults on private property. It may seem distasteful to many people to exchange money for sex, but that's a religious moral view. If public safety is an issue, there are other actions that can be taken, like regulation. Prostitution has been legalized, or is tolerated in most developed countries with positive results in regard to public safety, and the well being of the people who engage in it. The list includes: Canada, Mexico, most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Israel, even Iran to name a few. As long as there's a demand for some product or service, and that product or service is illegal, there will be problems.