Strip Club Hires Kidnapped and Assaulted 14-Year-Old Girl, Then Sues Her

[ccharles000]

This story comes straight out of the WTF files. A 14-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted numerous times, and forced to perform at a strip club. Everyone involved agrees that the girl, who again is 14, did indeed perform there. There is absolutely no debate about that particular aspect at all, in fact. And yet, somehow the strip club is now suing the 14-year-old and her parents.

A strip club in Texas that hired a 14-year-old as an exotic dancer says it was swindled and is suing the seventh-grader and her parents.

The girl allegedly exposed her breasts while working at Cheetah Club in Corpus Christi, a violation of state law. Alan Yaffe, the club’s attorney, said the club didn’t know the girl was a minor and disputed the alleged sequence of events that led the teenager to work there in the first place.

“She came (into the club) with 6-inch stiletto heels and a miniskirt and looked just like a model from a Miss America’s contest,” Yaffe said.

Authorities say Leslie Campbell, 48, kidnapped the girl in San Antonio in March, took her to Corpus Christi and sexually assaulted her over the course of a week. He then allegedly gave her a false identification and forced her to strip at the club.

http://thecurvature.com/2009/06/24/strip-club-hires-kidnapped-and-assaulted-14-year-old-girl-then-sues-her/

[Deja Q]

1. WTF indeed.

:wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:

[uppityperson]

2. Poor kid, and it seems that any place would have checked her ID

As far as suing HER, wtf indeed. Poor girl.

[tammywammy]

3. She supposedly had a fake ID

But suing her is pretty messed up.

[seabeyond]

4. authorities say man "allegedly" gave her fake id. they do not confirm such and further

...."The club and their lawyers, of course, are claiming that the girl looked “very mature” and so the club couldn’t possibly have known. Even state officials are refuting that claim by stating that the girl clearly looks to be her actual age. This, of course, is very likely true.

What seems to be missing though is the fact that even if she looked 25, it’s still the club’s responsibility to ensure that they do not have minors working in their clubs. When did “she looked older” become an excuse? (And when did “look at what she was wearing!” become the same as “she looked older”? Nice attempt at slut-shaming, though.) It’s not an excuse. Just like “I thought that we were following the fire safety code” and “it seemed like we paid our taxes” aren’t excuses either. Except, you know, this version involves an exploited child."....



i am not buying it

[TheWraith]

5. It may be to prevent a suit by the parents.

Mutual agreement not to sue, or the like.

[chollybocker]

6. Whatever happened to lawyer jokes?

[ThirdWorldJohn]

7. Texas Sux - Last Yr. - Dallas club where girl, 12, stripped will keep license

Dallas club where girl, 12, stripped will keep license

By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
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The mere fact that a 12-year-old girl danced nude at a northwest Dallas strip club isn't enough to close its doors.

That's because the city ordinance that regulates sexually oriented businesses does not allow authorities to revoke the license of such a business for employing someone under the age of 18.

The sixth-grader danced at Diamonds Cabaret over a two-week period late last year, authorities say. They also say they found a 17-year-old girl working in the club in January.
Diamonds Cabaret

"If they're not shut down, it's like they're giving them permission to have underage girls dancing and working in that club," said the mother of the 12-year-old. The mother is not being named because her daughter, a runaway at the time of the incident, is considered a sexual assault victim.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032708dnmetclubs.10bdd5.html

[Odin2005]

9. That is seriously fucked up (no pun intended).

:puke:

[Odin2005]

8. OMG, poor young lady.

:cry:

The owners of the strip club can go to hell! Holy secondary traumatization Batman!!! :puke: