The New Jersey dentist whose sexy Playboy bunny display was torn down by a neighbor last week spent the weekend putting the lingerie-clad mannequins back in place – and they now have some men friends.

“I heard some complaints that we only had women, so now there are two men with the ladies,” Wayne Gangi, a dentist in Clifton, said Monday.

Gangi said he sometimes puts mannequins up on his property to mark the start of a season. He insists the latest is not meant to signify Easter, but rather Playboy honcho Hugh Hefner’s birthday, which would have been April 9.

The dentist said heavy rains early Monday did not destroy his display.

“I was surprised. They’re a little wetter and the ears are pointing in the direction of the wind but other than that, they’re OK,” he said.

Gangi called police when he said he spotted a woman last week using garden shears to take down five mannequins dressed in lingerie with bunny ears.

Desiree Shepstone, 37, told reporters and photographers at the scene that she was disgusted by the display. Clifton police charged Shepstone with criminal mischief for damage exceeding $2,000 and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is now handling the case.

A NJ woman said she was offended by her neighbor’s sexy Easter decorations.



Instead of filing a complaint w/the city of Clifton, she grabbed a pair of garden sheers and dismantled the entire display - IN FRONT OF OUR CAMERAS.



She is now facing a number of charges. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/NvQcK73GqA — Andrew Ramos (@AndrewRamosTV) April 9, 2019

Chief Assistant Prosecutor Andrew C. Palestini said in an email Friday the case will head to court later this month and that a number of outcomes are possible.

“A case can be downgraded and sent back to municipal court, referred directly to the grand jury, or scheduled for (a later hearing) to try and resolve the matter,” Palestini said.

Shepstone could not be reached for comment.

Gangi said the new display is surrounded by red caution tape and signs warning trespassers to stay away.

“If somebody violates that space, they’re getting arrested,” Gangi said.

The sexy bunny display, which is now larger, is roped off by caution tape and a private property sign. (Photo by Wayne Gangi)

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