"Get on That Pole!"
Dad throws pole-dancing party for teens, according to police
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One Freedom High cheerleader, pictured in her uniform while dancing with the pole, was dismissed from the squad.
Steve Russo sure knows how to throw a party; he just needs to play with people his own age.
Russo hosted some wild parties for his 17-year-old son’s teenaged friends. The court documents read more like a Forum story straight out of Penthouse magazine.
The invites for the December romp went to a group of 14 to 16-year-olds, girls and boys, from Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa. Court documents on The Smoking Gun say Russo, apparently quite the storyteller, let the teens drink vodka, rum and beer while he entertained them with tales of his sexual exploits.
That’s the G-rated part.
The partiers, along with Dad (Hmmm. Arrested development?) mingled in the basement of Russo’s Bethlehem Township home, where he keeps his featured attraction, a stripper’s pole, according the police.
With music playing, Dad allegedly shouted at some of the teenaged girls who were dressed in cheerleader outfits, to “Get on that pole!”
One of the teens told police Russo, 36, also has a room for hook-ups on the second floor called “the cave.” They said the house was a popular hangout. The Express-Times has a great write-up on this part of the story.
The fun fizzled when a teacher from Freedom High School took some Facebook pix of the party to police.
Russo’s been arrested and charged with nine counts of endangering the welfare of children, eight counts of furnishing alcohol to minors and nine counts of corruption of minors.
Posted Friday, Jul 17, 2009 - 9:09 PM EST
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