ABILENE, Kan. – The owners of an adult novelty and video store accused of promoting obscenity pleaded not guilty Wednesday and requested a jury trial.

The Lion’s Den has been the focus of controversy since it opened in September 2003 in a former restaurant near an Interstate 70 exit west of Abilene. People opposed to the store staged round-the-clock protests, holding signs warning truckers they’d notify their bosses if they stopped there.

In April, Dickinson County Attorney Keith Hoffman filed 10 misdemeanor counts against the store, a month after a judge dismissed a similar complaint for technical reasons. The complaint cites 10 sex toys stocked by the store.