Q102 DJs accused of sex show at N.J. club

Radio station Q102 and two of its personalities are accused of staging sex shows during promotional events at the Woodbine Inn in Pennsauken, and a lawsuit contends that resulting citations helped put the South Jersey nightspot out of business.

Drunken debauchery on two consecutive Friday nights in early 2006 was witnessed by undercover investigators for the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, according to a civil suit that the Woodbine's former owners filed last month in state Superior Court in Camden County.

According to the suit, defendants Rocco Cima and Richard Rizzo asked "single women" to come to the stage for "unlimited shots," and then "directed certain females to go behind an almost see-through, portable screen on the stage; remove their bras and underwear; and hang them over the top of the screen."

The suit says Cima, known professionally as Rocco, and Rizzo, known as DJ Richie Rich, instructed the women to perform lewd acts "in plain sight" of other patrons in the early hours of Jan. 28 and Feb. 5, 2006, during the "Friday Night at the Woodbine" promotion.

Asked how it could have happened twice, Peter R. Rosenzweig of Marks & Rosenzweig, attorney for the plaintiffs, said in an interview: "The ownership was not advised. Certainly, if ownership knew about it, it would not have happened again."

State records obtained by The Inquirer show that the Woodbine was cited for allowing "lewd activity with audience participation," dispensing unlimited shots, and pouring alcohol from improperly labeled bottles on those dates.

The Woodbine's liquor license was suspended for 51 days last summer; an additional 139-day suspension was ordered held in abeyance for two years, according to a final order in December.

Montgomery County businessman Steve Paik and his wife, Marilyn, owned the Woodbine through the limited-liability corporations Cal Vin Paik and Marse.

The suit says the citations forced the Paiks to transfer the liquor license and sell the business at a "greatly reduced price."

The Woodbine now operates as Savoy Caterers.

Told of the allegations, Manuel Rodriguez, regional market manager for Q102 owner Clear Channel Communications, replied in an e-mail: "Ridiculous."

The Woodbine, a sprawling building known for disco nights, proms and weddings, opened on Route 73 at Remington Avenue in the 1970s. As its glory days began fading, police frequently were called because of fights.

Pennsauken Township welcomed the Paiks in 2003 when they bought the building for $1.6 million, according to real estate records. They renovated it and opened it as an entertainment complex and catering facility in February 2004. The recent sales price was not available.

Steve Paik, whose holdings have included a carpet company and several nightlife businesses, previously owned the old Eric's Place theater in Center City, which he sold in 2004, and the former Club Wizzards in University City, which he sold in 2003.