Dad Arrested After Throwing Daughter a Playboy-Themed Party
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A dad in California has been arrested after channeling Hugh Hefner and throwing a Playboy themed birthday party for his 18-year-old daughter.
Jeffrey Lake, a lawyer in Poway, California, hosted 150-200 teens at his home last week to celebrate his daughter Olivia’s big day, according to local news ABC-10. But when neighbors complained, local sheriff’s deputies shut the party down, reportedly finding two drunk teens passed out and plenty of other underage guests drinking alcohol.
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Lake was arrested and charged with violating the city’s “social host ordinance,” which prohibits hosting parties with underage drinking. The violation can lead to up to 6 months in jail, according to ABC-10.
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For the party, which had a “Liv’s Playboy Mansion” theme, girls were encouraged to wear outfits including “playboy bunny costumes” and “bunny tails.” Suggestions for boys included “Chip n’ dales dancers” or “Hugh Hefner styled clothing,” according to a statement Lake provided ABC-10. Photos on Instagram, which have since been taken down or marked private, show plenty of guests in lingerie and bunny ears. One shows Lake’s daughter with a Hef-style pipe in her mouth.
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In the statement, Lake writes: “I took all reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any minor at the gathering, I did not allow the consumption of alcohol by minors at the gathering; access to alcoholic beverages at the gathering was controlled; the quantity of alcoholic beverages present at the gathering was controlled; the ages of those invited to the gathering were known; and the activities of minors at the gathering were supervised. Furthermore, the Sheriff’s Department has yet to provide me with any evidence that any minors consumed any alcohol at the gathering.
Despite my family’s intentions to provide my daughter a fun and safe 18th birthday party in the privacy of our own home, and in defiance of my efforts to provide a drug and alcohol free environment for my daughter and her friends to celebrate what should have been the beginning of a wonderful 18th year, it appears that uninvited troublemakers on a public street created a scenario which has resulted in exactly the opposite; leaving my family to deal with the consequences of their actions.”
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But Poway Mayor Steve Vats says Lake should have anticipated the fallout. “You have a party like this and it’s as though you’re handing out hand grenades as party favors,” he told ABC-10. “It’s a disaster waiting to happen.”
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