According to the spa, “the family-run business is owned by Korean Christians who hold sincere faith-based convictions against allowing persons whose genitals are external (males).
To be present with persons whose genitals are internal (females) while in a state of partial or full undress if such persons are not married to one another,” the statement read.
In its pleadings, the spa cautioned that it may go bankrupt if it were forced to comply.
Customers and staff “communicated that they will not return under such circumstances, causing the business to spiral into bankruptcy,” the lawsuit claims.
UPDATE ON KOREAN SPA CONTROVERSY: This is my latest collaboration with the Lynnwood Times. I spoke to Olympus Spa owner Sun Lee Monday morning. He’s thankful for the community support and plans to take this all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if it comes down to it. He… pic.twitter.com/BTniJLuVbI
— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) June 13, 2023
The ladies who take part in this cultural and spiritual event have constitutional rights to freedom of association and religious exercise, according to attorney Kevin Snider, who is defending Olympus Spa.
