SCOTTSDALE – The mysterious group that launched Scottsdale’s latest porn controversy has no known members and likely does not exist, those following the story said.
The Northeast Valley Coalition Against Pornography raised eyebrows in north Scottsdale last week by distributing a flier warning of an Oregon couple’s plans to move their hard-core Web site to a Scottsdale neighborhood.
The flier listed no contact information, and several community leaders said they had never heard of the group.advertisement
Kevin Otterson, who runs the Wifey’s World site with his wife, Sandra, declined to speculate who may have targeted him. But he said he thought it was not someone who lived in Scottsdale.
“I don’t believe this coalition exists,” said Otterson, who bought property this year on 119th Street in the upscale Ancala subdivision.
John Nichols and Jamie Capobres, who led an unsuccessful campaign for new restrictions on strip clubs earlier this year, said they were unfamiliar with the group.
The group also was unknown to the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine, a group comprising several northeast Valley cities and agencies.
Brent Stockwell, who coordinates the group’s efforts for Scottsdale, noted that the porn group had plagiarized the meth coalition’s mission statement, replacing the word “meth” with “porn.”
Wayne Kruzel, president of the Ancala Homeowners Association, said his group was investigating the matter.