Stripper pole dad may get out-of-county jury for drinking party case
January 29, 2010, 12:20PM
A Bethlehem Township, Pa., man known as the stripper pole dad may not have his trial moved, but may get an out-of-county jury.
Steven A. Russo’s attorney, Erv McLain, claims his client won’t receive a fair trial because of media reports about the case.
Police said the father of two allowed teens ages 14 to 17 to drink vodka, rum and beer and encouraged girls dressed as cheerleaders to dance on a stripper pole in his basement.
Russo pleaded guilty to some charges related to the party, but Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta threw out Russo’s guilty plea and ordered he stand trial.

In court papers McClain claims an Internet search for “stripper pole dad” using the search engine Google yields 106,000 hits, the majority of which refer to Russo.

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