City of Vero Beach

VERO BEACH, Fla. — The vice mayor of Vero Beach faces a state investigation after an LGBTQ+ event was held last month at a business she owns.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier posted on social media that Vice Mayor Linda Moore, the owner of the Kilted Mermaid, has been subpoenaed.

Court records show the subpoena stems from a June 29 event held at the Kilted Mermaid.

On that date, the bar advertised on Facebook an "all ages welcome" celebration called a "Pride Tea Dance" that was "rooted in LGBTQ+ history."

"In Florida, we don't sacrifice the innocence of children for perversions of some demented adults," Uthmeier said on X. "The Office of Statewide Prosecution opened an investigation into this sexualized performance to determine the extent of the content and

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