Political callers mistakenly connect to sex-chat service

NEWTON, N.J. – Some callers trying to reach the Sussex County Democratic organization have been connected to a phone sex service instead.

That’s due to a misprint in a recently released telephone book from Embarq, which serves towns in the western part of the state.

The Democratic organization’s 800 number was correct in the book’s yellow pages.

But callers who used the listing in the white pages heard a sultry female voice inviting them to call another number where they could pay for “hot” sex chat.

Glenn Lewis, an Embarq spokesman, told The New Jersey Herald of Newton that the company learned of the error Wednesday. He said a transposition error caused the last three digits of the Democrats’ phone number to be misprinted.

He said the listing has been corrected in Embarq’s directory assistance database.

Law banning saggy pants declared unconstitutional

RIVIERA BEACH, Florida – A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much of his underwear.

Julius Hart, 17, was charged last week after an officer said he spotted the teenager riding his bicycle with 4 to 5 inches of boxer shorts revealed.

Circuit Judge Paul Moyle ruled that the law was unconstitutional based on “the limited facts” of the case. Technically, however, the charge hasn’t been dropped yet: a new arraignment awaits Hart on Oct. 5.

Voters in Riviera Beach approved the law in March. A first offense for sagging pants carries a $150 fine or community service, and habitual offenders face the possibility of jail time.

Proposals to ban saggy pants are gaining ground in several places around the U.S. and have met with opposition from civil liberties advocates who say they will lead to racial profiling against young African-Americans.