NORCROSS - The owner of three adult video and novelty stores has avoided trial after a Gwinnett County official dropped charges against the owner and his employees. <br>
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A charge of distributing an obscene video was dismissed yesterday against John Cornetta, who owns a video store called The Love Shack off Interstate 85 in Norcross. <br>
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Cornetta was expected to stand trial next week. If convicted, he could have faced a year in jail and a five-thousand-dollar fine. <br>
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Residents of Peachtree Corners and local church groups wanted the store out of their neighborhood and staged protests. In March 2001, police raided the store. <br>
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Earlier this year, a federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Gwinnett County to block the opening of Love Shack Two. It opened in July. <br>
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Jack Be Nimble, LLC, a company also owned by Cornetta, pleaded guilty to possessing one obscene video and was fined five-thousand dollars. <br>
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Cornetta's attorney says the stores will remain open.
