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Child Santa booted out of mall Tue Dec 18 2001 19:43:34 ET A 6-year-old boy who dressed up like Santa Claus and handed out presents from a big red bag was told to take his cheer somewhere else by a shopping mall in Washington state. "I was cuter than their Santa!" Joel Demmon declared Monday. The 4-foot-2 first grader has been donning a red suit and flowing white beard for two years and giving away presents at malls and stores, his mother told KOMO-TV. "People stop for a moment while this little Santa gives them a present, and their face lights up, his face lights up, and it's just a moment of happiness," she explained. The boy cried after an employee of the Bellis Fair Mall in north Bellingham ordered him out over the weekend, saying he was competing with the mall's own Santa and creating liability issues by giving out toys. Bellis Fair spokeswoman Mary Vermillion said the would-be St. Nick got the boot "in fairness to everybody who wants access to the mall, so we avoid any unfortunate situations." Joel has continued his gift-giving elsewhere in the town of 60,000, located 90 miles north of Seattle. |
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