Man Files to Get Strippers’ Addresses So He Can Pray for Them

A Washington man is trying to obtain personal information for every single stripper in the area. Why? Because, he says, he needs their full names and addresses in order to pray for them.

David Van Vleet filed a request to obtain information about the strippers working at DreamGirls at Fox’s. He explained, “I would pray for those dancers by name. I’m a Christian… We have a right to pray for people.”

And something about trying to “do something for the public good.” Oh, and his assertion that he’s a citizen and he’s entitled to this information under the Constitution.

Van Vleet used the Public Records Act to request the licenses, but an attorney for the strip club said releasing that information would be a violation of employee rights. And a district court judge agreed, issuing a preliminary injunction this week prohibiting the disclosures of the strippers’ personal information.

Now, it’s important to note that the dispute here is not over the legality of releasing that information in the first place, and there will be a decision on a final injunction in December.

Watch KING5’s report here:

[h/t HuffPost]
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