( CNN ) -- The Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , office of a Lebanese television station was shut down after the station aired an interview with a Saudi man who bragged about his sex life , authorities said . Saudi authorities closed the office of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. , or LBC for two reasons , Abdul-Rahman Al-Hazza , spokesman for Saudi Arabia 's Ministry of Culture and Information , told CNN : `` No valid operating license and a violation of media policy in Saudi Arabia . '' LBC is mainly owned by Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal . Al-Hazza said LBC violated the media policy by filming and subsequently airing an episode of its popular show , `` A Thick Red Line , '' featuring Mazen Abdul Jawad , a 32-year-old airline employee and divorced father of four who spoke openly about his sexual escapades , his love of sex and losing his virginity at age 14 . Abdul Jawad also is shown in his bedroom , where he holds sexual aids up to the camera . The episode ends with him cruising the streets of Jeddah in his car looking for women . The episode caused an uproar in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia , where Shariah , or strict Islamic law , is practiced . Premarital sex is illegal , and unrelated men and women are not permitted to mingle . The segment in question has been posted on the video-sharing site YouTube since its initial broadcast last month and has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . Local media reported Abdul Jawad was arrested a few days after the program aired and has been detained since last week . Some reports have suggested he could face punishments as severe as flogging or even the death penalty for the alleged crime of publicizing vice . Suleiman Al-Mutawae , acting spokesman for Jeddah police , told Arab News , an English-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia , that speaking about promiscuous acts `` is a violation of the Shariah regulations on the one hand and against Saudi customs on the other . '' All newspapers require government permission to publish in Saudi Arabia . Before Abdul Jawad 's detention , Arab News reported he initiated a damage-control campaign , apologized for his comments and was considering filing a complaint against the show 's producers for presenting him `` in the worst possible manner by taking two hours of footage and condensing it down to a minute-long segment . '' CNN has been unable to reach Abdul Jawad or his lawyer for comment . LBC has not commented on the situation . Asked how long LBC 's Jeddah offices will be closed , Al-Hazza said it was `` too early to ask that question '' but noted that only the Jeddah offices of the channel had been shut down . LBC 's Riyadh office remains open , he said .
Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. station in Medina , Saudi Arabia , shut down . Station broadcast interview with Saudi man who bragged about his sex life . Prince is shown in his bedroom holding sexual objects up to the camera . Episode causes controversy in Saudi Arabia .