The state has said it will close the bars on the grounds that they corrupt the young, destroy the family and promote prostitution.

Mrs. Grab, 33, was sentenced to nine months for promoting prostitution.

But the company's managers say they do not promote prostitution and only patronize legitimate strip clubs.

The owners of the parlor were eventually convicted of promoting prostitution.

The suspects were charged with prostitution or promoting prostitution, he said.

Bailey was described as a career criminal who made his living selling drugs and promoting prostitution.

They give a neighborhood a seedy image, hurt nearby businesses and, in some cases, promote prostitution.

"The congregation is for the purposes of promoting prostitution, which is a crime," he said.

She faces charges including promoting prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child.

In October 1989, he was charged with promoting prostitution, the police said.