Clayton strip club ordered to remove offensive decorations

The Pink Pony South strip club in Forest Park agreed Friday morning to remove swastika-covered Halloween decorations.

The club, off I-75 in Clayton County, has elaborate Halloween decorations covering the interior, including bloody body bags, coffins and headstones. One headstone bears the name of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill and reads “never protected, never served.”

“We told them to remove anything that would be considered offensive, such as swastikas,” said attorney Aubrey T. Villines Jr., who represents strip club owner Jack Galardi. “They will be removed immediately.”

A dancer at the club had complained.

The strip club has been at odds with Hill, who lost his bid for a second term in the July primary, since the club opened in February.

Galardi sued Hill in federal court in February after the sheriff set up roadblocks outside the club, designed to catch patrons as soon as they left. In May, a federal judge ordered Hill to cease roadblocks outside the club.

Hill did not return a phone call Friday.