Tim an Stacey Lewis were arrested for distribution of pornography at the end of October after the Ballard County Sheriff's Department received complaints about the business, La Center Events, at 303 Broadway. When deputies arrived, pornography was playing on a big-screen TV.
A search of the building revealed a room set up with beds and a sex swing, so that sexual activity could take place while others watched. A computer was seized, and it contained information showing that Tim Lewis had taken applications by email for a group called Paducah Affinity Club. Sheriff Todd Cooper told the Paducah Sun that there was a $75 membership fee, and admission for members to events was $5. He added that members brought their own alcohol to events.
Ballard County Attorney Vicki Hayden told the newspaper that Tim and Stacey Lewis will also be charged with violation of a county ordinance, which requires a permit that identifies it as a sexually-oriented business. Their court date is set for Nov. 19.
Another couple, Tana and Jeremy Carroll, were also charged with violating the ordinance, when they were found working the front door of the business, accepting admission for entry.
