It took a small army of police officers to shut down a party in California where hundreds of drunk teenagers dressed in lingerie and wearing bunny ears were partying like it was the Playboy mansion.
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies responded to complaints from neighbors that the 18th birthday party of Olivia Lake had gotten out of control. Sexy photos of the event were posted on Instagram, but later taken down or marked as private. Deputies claim to have found at least two unconscious teenage boys who had been drinking alcohol.
They arrested Olivia’s father, Jeff Lake, and charged him with violating Poway’s social host ordinance. That ordinance makes it illegal to host a party where underage individuals consume alcohol. It comes with a possible 6-month jail sentence.
Team 10 learned Lake is an attorney who specializes in medical marijuana cases. He did not return calls asking for his side of the story.
He is married to Jacki Lake, a former Poway High School PTA president. Sheriff’s deputies could not confirm whether she was home at the time of the party, but did say other adults were present.
“You have a party like this and it’s as though you’re handing out hand grenades as party favors,” said Poway Mayor Steve Vaus, who lives in the neighborhood. “It’s a disaster waiting to happen.”
Vaus said he would like to see more teeth in the social host ordinance to keep parents from allowing kids to drink alcohol in their homes.
“I’d like to put a scarlet letter in front of the homes of people that do this, to say you can’t trust these folks, they make bad decisions related to kids’ safety,” he said.
A day after her party was broken up by deputies Liv Lake posted this on her Twitter feed: “Huge thanks to everyone who was able to be a part of last night! I hope you all had a damn good time and that you’re all okay and safe.”
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