Swingers Club Ordered To Close Doors In Plymouth

Written and reported By Amanda Callahan and Zoe Strothers of WFSB 3 TV

PLYMOUTH, CT (WFSB) — A private members only social club in Plymouth is being forced to close its doors.

The town says the club violates zoning regulations, but the owner disagrees. The business in question is called the Wicked Fun Club. Their website describes it as a swingers lifestyle destination.

Last Friday, the town issued a cease and desist. They ordered the business to close within 10 days. The owner of the club plans to appeal this letter. The club opened up in November of 2024.

It is for members only and there is no visible signage on the building located on Main Street.

The problem is the business is in both a commercial district and a residential zone.

The town of Plymouth says, “the club is a place where adult people can gather and engage with other adults in activities described by town regulations as ‘specified sexual activities.‘” (Watch the WFSB 3 TV video segment here).

According to the cease and desist, a business under adult uses is required to be 1,000 feet away from a church. The Wicked Fun Club shares a parking lot with the Riverside Baptist Church.

Pastor David Townsley said he started seeing cars parking there at around 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., which made him question what was going on.

“We started seeing a few cars here late at night, people wandering through. I didn’t think too much about it at first, but as it grew I started to realize something else was going on,” said Pastor Townsley.

He reached out to police and town officials.

“I’m concerned because they are a business just like Sam’s Club is a business, and they don’t follow the rules like anyone else. The zoning rules define the details of an adult oriented business by activity and exposure, so it seems clear to me that they do fall under adult oriented business,” Pastor Townsley said.

The owner argues his private social club does not fall under these regulations.

He told eyewitness news, “the space is used for social gatherings, themed events, and educational workshops focused on relationship dynamics and adult connection in a respectful, discreet environment.”

The town of Plymouth says the club violates zoning regulations. The cease and desist letter says the club is a business that falls under adult uses and specified sexual activities.

The town’s zoning regulations say those kinds of businesses include, but are not limited to, adult book stores and adult entertainment cabarets.

That is where the owner says the Wicked Fun Clib differs. He says it doesn’t fit that category and is just a private members only social club.

Plymouth’s mayor backs the cease and desist order saying, “I believe that the Wicked Fun Club violates the town of Plymouth’s zoning regulations, as outlined in the cease and desist. The town is awaiting whether the order will be complied with or appealed.”

In his 14 years in Plymouth, Pastor Townsley says he’s never had issues until the Wicked Fun Club moved in.

“The bigger picture problem is they’re exploiting a loophole in the legal system,” Townsley.

The club owner says they are not doing anything wrong nor hurting the neighborhood. He says he plans to appeal this.

He has until April 17th to do so.

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