Protest against porn

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - Cupid's Castle is a perfectly legal business. But that's not stopping the people who live nearby from letting everyone know they don't like it.
 

"Pray no porno here," said neighbor Lucy Peaks.

They're a peaceful group of protesters, but they're not real happy about having a new neighbor.

"We just do not want porno in our neighborhood, New Haven does not need porno," said Peaks.

Unfortunately for them, Cupid's Castle LLC is perfectly legal. A proposed ordinance in 2002 would have made Cupid's illegal, but it was voted down.

We talked to the owner of Cupid's Castle about the negativitity surrounding his business. He did not want to show his face.

"80 percent of American families have some sort of adult novelty, I've seen many marriages saved by having adult novelties of some sort," said the owner of Cupid's Castle.

The people who live in this area have a lot of concerns about this type of business moving into their community, but their biggest concern is how close this building is to where they live, if you look right across the street you will see their homes are literally just a few hundred feet away.

"I want my kids to grow up in a christian atmosphere and I don't say that's Christian at all," said Peaks.
 

"I doubt that anyone wants Cupid's Castle in their neighborhood," said neighbor Patty Davis.

Cupid's Owner says you have to be 18 to enter his store, there will be a 16 camera security system around the building, and the windows will be dark, so no one can see inside.

"They're thinking prostitution and modeling lingerie for you, and it's going to be nothing like that, I mean this store is geared towards couples in their relationship and their home life," said Cupid's owner.

But for the people who live nearby that's just not good enough.

"We're concerned about not only what this does for our property values, but what this brings to our neighborhood," said Davis.

The people against the store would like to see someone introduce a new version of the ordinance. But that probably wouldn't be enough to stop Cupid's from moving in. The owner already has the Certificate of Compliance.