Posted by Justin Jeffre

What do the following organizations and individuals - which include the Hamilton County sheriff, the Cincinnati police chief, a Cincinnati councilman, some county attorneys, religious leaders including an Episcopal Bishop, anti-porn crusaders, anti-choice activists, and more - have in common?

CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY VALUES, PHIL BURRESS, GARRY EDMONDSON, SIMON LEIS, CHRIS MONZEL, AARON NEGANGARD, THOMAS H. STREICHER, JR., JUSTIN VERST, REV. JERMAINE ARMOUR, BISHOP E. LYNN BROWN, PAULA BUSSARD, JACKIE CARNEY, PASTOR GREGORY CHANDLER, SR., REV. WAYNE DAVIS, PATTI GARIBAY, SUSAN M. GERTZ, PAM GLENN, REV. AARON GREENLEA, JOSEPH GUBASTA, PhD, MICHAEL HOWARD, BISHOP MAURICE JACKSON, REV. JOEL JAMES, KATHLEEN KEILY, DR. JERRY KIRK, REV. MICHAEL MACK, REV. ALEX McENTIRE, MAJOR KENNETH MAYNOR, REV. JAMES PANKEY, BOBBI RADECK, PASTOR RICHARD A. ROSE, SR., CINNY ROY, RICH SCHATZ, REV. K.Z. SMITH, SCOTT D. STEPHENS, FORD TAYLOR, LORI VIARS, PASTOR CLARENCE WALLACE, PAULA WESTWOOD, BISHOP DWIGHT WILKINS, PASTOR CHARLIE WINBURN

They all signed a June 6, 2008 widely-reported letter to Cincinnati CityBeat publisher John Fox asking him to stop running sex ads.

They’re also all named defendants in a Federal District Court lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of CityBeat by attorney Jennifer Kinsley at First Amendment defenders Sirkin Pinales & Schwartz LLP.

Here’s the complaint.

Here are the supporting exhibits.

Update: This link includes CCV press releases.

Dig in.

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