Oregon bakery in gay wedding cake case closes

Published 1:30 am Friday, October 7, 2016

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon bakery that denied service to a same-sex couple has closed its door permanently.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that according to a Sept. 29 Facebook post on a page for Sweet Cakes by Melissa the business shut down last month though the owners continue to sell cakes from their home.

Three years ago the bakery refused to make a wedding cake for Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer. The Aaron and Melissa Klein said their refusal was prompted by religious beliefs.

In 2015, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ordered the Kleins to pay $135,000 in damages to the couple. The Kleins paid the damages last year, but the couple has yet to receive the award. The money will remain in a government escrow account until the end of appeals.