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Richard Kowalczyk and Eric Patrick have been hit with multiple counts related to child pornography and conspiracy to solicit a minor for sex.

Former owner of Tampa drag bar Southern Nights facing child porn charges - Richard Kowalczyk and his partner Eric Patrick ‘both very clearly engaged in predatory deviant sexual behavior towards minors – behavior [that] went on for years’,

The co-owner of Southern Nights and other LGBTQ+ bars and nightclubs in Orlando and Tampa, and his partner, have been indicted on multiple federal charges including possession and distribution of child pornography and conspiracy to entice a minor,

The owner of Southern Nights, a nightclub located on Bumby Avenue, and another defendant were indicted by a federal grand jury just before Christmas.

A Central Florida nightclub owner has been indicted on several charges related to child pornography, according to court records released this month.

The proprietor of the well-known nightclub Southern Nights in Ybor City, Florida, Richard Rick Kowalczyk and his partner were charged with soliciting a juvenile for sex activities and sending child pornography.

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