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In July, Portland lost one of the nation's oldest comedy clubs as Old Town's Harvey's closed after owner Barry Kolin suffered a heart attack. Kolin had announced that he would sell the club early this year, but the heart attack led to the decision to close Harvey's before he found a buyer.
The comedy club held its first shows under the new management last Saturday.
But one of the new owners has been arrested three times and convicted once of domestic violence.
Three weeks ago, the club was bought by former Harvey's manager Jeff Kafoury and Doug Peach, a former parole officer and president of a security company. In 2007, Peach was convicted of fourth degree assault of his then-girlfriend.
The details of the assault, as described in court documents and reported by The Oregonian, are horrifying:
Kafoury said he was unaware of Peach's assault conviction prior to WW's call.
"I'm really caught off guard," said Kafoury in a second phone call.
Peach did not respond to WW's requests for comment.