The attorney representing a Bethlehem Township, Pa., man who allegedly allowed eight teenagers to party in his home has asked that the case be heard in another county.

Lawyer Erv McLain filed the request today in Northampton County Court, arguing his client

won’t receive a fair trial because of media reports referring to him as a

"stripper pole dad."

Police said the father of two allowed teens ranging in ages from 14 to 17 to drink vodka, rum and beer and encouraged girls dressed in their cheerleading uniforms to dance on a stripper pole in his basement.

In December, Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta sentenced Russo to up to 23 months in prison after a jury found him guilty of stalking his ex-girlfriend. Baratta at the same time threw out Russo’s guilty plea on the party charges and ordered he stand trial.

McClain argues in court papers that the stalking and other charges “have been over-reported and substantially sensationalized in the local news media.”

McClain claims in court papers that an

using the search engine Google yields 106,000 hits, the majority of which refer to Russo.

McClain asks for a change of venue because

"an extreme and irreparable public prejudice"

exists against his client, making it impossible to seat a fair and impartial jury.