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Adult Business Permit May be Revoked Save Email Print
Staunton, Va.
Posted: 5:52 PM Aug 19, 2008
Last Updated: 4:57 PM Aug 20, 2008
Reporter: Keith Jones
Email Address: kjones@whsv.com

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An adult video store in Staunton is still open after an obscenity conviction last week, and it's up to the city to decide what to do next. There's a chance owner Rick Krial could have his permit revoked for After Hours Video, but it's a complicated process.

Krial says the business has no intention of closing its doors anytime soon. However, a city ordinance set up after the business was established may force them to do just that.

According to that ordinance, the chief of police has the authority to revoke Krial's permit. For a permit to be revoked, Krial would have had to have been convicted of a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime involving the obscenity laws.

Before Krial was granted the permit, the ordinance stated he had to comply to a criminal records check, which he passed. However, last week's verdict changed all that.

According to Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Robertson, the business license cannot be revoked until a judge finalizes the conviction, and that can't happen for another 60 days to allow the defense to appeal.

Even if the defense files for an appeal, Robertson says the license may still be revoked during that case.

According to the ordinance, if the chief of police revokes the permit, he must notify Krial of his right to request a hearing. If a hearing is requested, a final decision will be made within five days.

The future of After Hours Video is still up in the air. Krial and his attorney Paul Cambria, Jr. say they will file for an appeal.

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Posted by: Bill Location: Grottoes on Aug 20, 2008 at 08:59 PM
The Bridgewater store may not carry the "adult product"...most of the other locations DO. Kind of a different "family-oriented" business, I suppose.

Posted by: Toby Location: Staunton on Aug 20, 2008 at 04:53 PM
You, Robert Bloom are sadly mistaken. I KNOW for a fact that the Staunton location AND the Elkton location offer xxx-rated titles. The Staunton store not only has the movies, but adult toys as well. Feel free to go there...and see for your own eyes that I am 100% CORRECT.

Posted by: Robert Bloom Location: Weyers Cave on Aug 20, 2008 at 06:25 AM
Backstage Video has no such thing. You're making up allegations against a family-oriented business and need to know what you're talking about before you post on here. I've been a customer of, and been in most of, the Backstage Video stores. I can tell you that there is no "blue" section or even "porn" content on the shelves. Moreover, there's not a single "novelty" of the kind, unless you consider popcorn, candy & drinks "novelties"

Posted by: Toby Location: Staunton on Aug 19, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Does this potential ban also effect Backstage Video? They have a ton of adult movies (and novelties, too)...yet they seem to have escaped Staunton's policing of "offensive" products.

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