But to tell a man, on the one hand, that the Shrine is one more logical step for a Freemason to take, and then, on the other hand, to bring on the hookers, absolutely flies in the face of Masonic obligations. For over a hundred years, the Shrine has been the playground of Masonry, and has reveled in, and encouraged, its public image as a bunch of big-drinking, stripper-slapping, fez-wearing party animals, who engage in such behavior for the good cause of the hospitals. None of this would be notable as far as Masonry is concerned if the Jesters were not connected to the Shrine, and the Shrine to Freemasonry. ![]() Going to one of their events was like going to a whorehouse.” “I quit because I don’t drink, and I don’t mess around with other women, other than my wife. “I quit the Jesters more than 20 years ago, and this kind of thing has been going on at least 40 or 50 years,” said Malcolm “Mutt” Herring, 90, of Montgomery, Ala. Martin, say that gatherings with hookers and other illegal activities are, to his knowledge, "extremely isolated," and is engaged in by "a small fraction" of their 22,000 members.īut sources close to the investigation and former Jesters from other parts of the country tell a different story, one of bizarre activities - including routinely hiring prostitutes for gatherings, sex competitions and degrading initiation rites for new members - at many Jesters outings, with off-duty police hired to keep nonmembers away. Officials, including Jesters' president Gary N. Many of those interviewed (myself included) echo similar sentiments-that the Jesters need to clean up their act. Another chapter in Big Sandy, Kentucky has been placed on probation by the national organization, and is being looked into by the feds.Ī lengthy article appeared today in the Buffalo News, after reporter Dan Herbeck spent weeks seeking interviews. Former State Supreme Court Justice Ronald Tills and two other members of the ROJ have plead guilty in Buffalo, New York in connection with organizing prostitution parties for Jesters meetings, and are awaiting sentencing. ![]() The Royal Order of Jesters just can't seem to get out of hot water.
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