Police in Michigan have broken up a shocking 'drug-fueled orgy' being hosted at a secretive Masonic Lodge - and this wasn't the first time it's happened, authorities warn.
Officers were called to the prominent building in
downtown Battle Creek, Michigan - which sits across a park from police
headquarters - about 2.15am Sunday. They found five women dancing on stage
naked.
They also reportedly discovered a couple having sex in
the lodge and several men standing around filming the action.
WWMT-TV reports that authorities believe the Masonic
Lodge, which is home of the secret society called Freemasons, has been used for
such activities before and are working to shut the operation down.
Police sources told WWMT that officers found a
'drug-fueled sex party' in the building and sent the revelers home.
The Battle Creek Freemasons refused to comment on camera
for the TV station, but insisted that the orgy was not part of the secret
society's rituals. They said the party was not sponsored by their group at all.
Instead, they say, a party promoter paid $900 to rent the
space for the night.
'Charlie' a Freemason spokesman, said the man renting the
lodge told the Freemasons he would be hosting a dance party.
The Freemasons said they checked on the party about 1am
on Sunday and found nothing suspicious.
However, when officers arrived a little more than an hour
later, they found debauchery, police sources told WWMT.
City officials say they are considering fines and
charges, both against the party promoters and the Freemasons who own the
building.
The report from WWMT does not specify whether drugs were
found or seized.
A summary of a police report printed in the Battle Creek
Enquirer newspaper mentions only the naked women dancing on stage. Police said
they told the women to dress and to leave the premises.
**Watch more of the news report at WWMT.com