Justice Dept. sues Montco swim club
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Huntingdon Valley swim club that last summer asked a group of black and Latino children to leave.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Huntingdon Valley swim club that last summer asked a group of black and Latino children to leave.
In the federal court complaint, the Justice Department asked that the Valley Club be ordered to stop all discrimination, including policies implemented after 56 children from the Creative Steps camp visited the pool June 29.
Federal prosecutors allege in the suit that the Valley Club made a rule June 30 to bar all summer camps "in response to racially motivated opposition from Valley Club members . . . with the intention of preventing the children of Creative Steps from returning."
Valley Club filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November, and is selling off its assets. It closed at the end of summer.
Michael Cibik, an attorney for the club, didn't immediately return a call for comment.