Dad in stripper pole case to request change of venue
Associated Press

EASTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania father accused of hosting a teen party featuring alcohol and a stripper pole says he can't get a fair trial because of media coverage.

Steven A. Russo will ask a Northampton County judge for a change of venue after the judge rejected a plea agreement last month. A hearing on the request is scheduled for Friday.

The 37-year-old Bethlehem Township man was charged with corruption of minors, providing then with alcohol and other charges. He was charged after racy photos surfaced of students drinking and dancing at a stripper pole at his house.

Defense attorney Erv McLain says the story has been so sensationalized that Russo can't get a fair trial locally.

Russo is currently in prison after being convicted of stalking an ex-girlfriend.

What kind of sick witch hunt is going on in Easton, Pa. if a man is arrested for providing a stripper pole for a high school party and can't even get a fair trial. Look, high school kids are going to drink and get laid. It sort of goes with the territory. All this guy was trying to do was give his kid a party to remember. Sure, Billy's dad may have gotten him into Penn but he didn't get a stripper pole and a shitload of booze for his party. Best dad ever I'd say.

Of course I'm operating under the assertion that Russo's child is a boy. If he got the pole for his daughter then they should just lock his ass away for life without a trial.