R-rated haunted houses avoid charges

would be placed in restraints and could be force-fed and have their clothing ripped, socks shoved in their mouths and even eyebrows shaved off.

The Akron couple who sued did not pay the extra fee for the waiver houses.

After the mockrape claims surfaced, park owner Jeremy Caudill fired the attraction’s initial “scaremaster” and several actors, saying “there is no place for anything like this at our park.”

Caudill said in a news release Wednesday: “We are obviously relieved that the Springfield Township Police and prosecutors have determined that no crimes occurred connected to the Akron Fright Fest. As we have said before, we acted quickly and decisively when we learned of allegations of inappropriate acts by a few of the people working in the attraction.”

He thanked the police for their work and said the attraction is working to rebuild trust.

Caudill said in an interview Wednesday with the Akron Beacon Journal that it’s obvious there’s a market for this kind of haunted house, and he plans to be bring it back in some form in 2019.

“I’ve learned what to do and what not to do,” he said.

He added that he has been approached by other investors, including one who wants to take the haunted attraction on the road.

“Right now, I’m thinking we will be back,” he said. “I just may not be back” at the current location.