Columbus, Mississipi- I have no more details than what I have here. Last week there was a story going around the business about an FBI raid on an adult store called Fantasy Land in Columbus, Mississippi. The raid involved three Red Light District tapes. The local paper The Columbus Dispath provided no further information.
This has nothing to do with a police arrest at another Fantasy Land in Tampa last week where six men were arrested exposing themselves and masturbating in front of undercover officers.
One of those arrested was the vice president and general manager of WTVT, Channel 13 in Tampa, Robert Linger, who has taken a leave of absence.
Linger, 49, is free on $750 bail. Tampa police charged him Friday with lewd and lascivious behavior and exposure of sexual organs, both misdemeanors, records show.
His employer on Monday referred questions about Linger to Erica Keane, a New York spokeswoman for Fox Broadcasting Co., which owns WTVT. She said Linger is on a leave of absence and has worked at the Tampa station for 18 years. She declined to comment further.
Police arrested Linger and five other men during an undercover operation about 11:15 p.m. Friday at Fantasy Land, an adult business at 4715 N. Lois Ave.
According to police, Linger and the other men formed a circle around male undercover officers and began masturbating. Linger also was seen masturbating as he sat on a couch, police said.
Fantasy Land, described in the affidavit as a movie theater, has been the scene of police activity in the past. Tampa police records show roughly 30 reports related to the business since May 2006, including drug and prostitution incidents, vehicle crashes and unspecified misdemeanor charges.
Police say that in 2002 they charged Mark Dennis, listed in public records as a cashier at Fantasy Land, with renting space for the purpose of prostitution, a misdemeanor. Dennis pleaded no contest; an adjudication of guilt was withheld, court records show.