Reputed orgy at Crowne worries resident

WARWICK -- An upcoming event of the Fifty Shades of Grey caliber isn’t flying with one local resident.

A citizen who preferred to be identified only as “just a regular mom,” emailed media outlets and Warwick school administrators on Monday expressing shock and concern over a “public orgy” happening at the Crowne Plaza this weekend. The event, the Fetish Fair Flea Market, is hosted by the New England Leather Alliance (NELA) and is the “largest and lowest-cost event for the BDSM [Bondage, Discipline, Dominance and Submission or Sadomasochism] Community in New England” for participants and vendors from around the U.S. and Canada.

The flea market has been hosted at the Crowne Plaza before, but this year a “Play Party” aspect in which the Plaza ballroom will be transformed into a “fully equipped dungeon” has been added. Participants can pay $20 to attend one of two parties, or $40 for the “Double Header.”

The Play Party page on NELA’s website tells participants, “We strongly encourage all attendees to practice safer sex and will have supplies available in the play spaces, “anything that penetrates someone else’s orifices must be barriered – this includes toys, strap-ons, fingers, fists, etc,” and that “condoms, gloves or other appropriate barriers are required.” Safety and consent is largely emphasized, and failure to comply with these and other set rules will result in ejection from the event. The site also notes participants must obey all federal, state and local laws and ordinances.

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