Nudity At Bikini Party Leads To Arrests In Daytona
Owner Says Hotel Unfairly Targeted By Police
POSTED: Monday, March 15,
UPDATED: 11:39 am EST March 16,
2004
Several women in Daytona Beach, Fla., were arrested over the weekend after a hotel's poolside bikini party turned into a topless and bottomless peep show, according to Local 6 News.
Local 6 News aired video of a police crackdown at the Desert Inn Hotel in Daytona Beach Saturday during a spring break party.
Officers at the event arrested three women for public nudity and handed out tickets for underage drinking. The women who stripped off their clothes were slapped with $250 fines, according to the report.
"With alcohol, the very first thing that goes is judgment," Daytona Beach Police Lieutenant John Szabo said. "If you have people participating in wet T-shirt contests and they've been drinking, sometimes they make some bad choices."
The hotel owner, Dennis Devlin, said he was unfairly targeted by police.
"I can't control if they drink and I can't control if they flash," Devlin said. "These shows are going on every pool deck."
Devlin said he does not push alcohol and discourages underage drinking.
Police also said they're sending a message to "stay in control, or stay home," Local 6 News reported.
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