Three strip clubs in Arizona have been sued after allegedly drugging and scamming customers out of $1 million.
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Here’s What Arizona Strip Clubs Are Accused Of
According to Daily Mail, 20 people filed a lawsuit against three Arizona strip clubs. The clubs are called Bones Cabaret, Skin Cabaret and Dream Palace. Furthermore, the lawsuit would have been filed in January.
The plaintiffs reportedly shared similar allegations of being “drugged and robbed” of their money in the clubs’ VIP rooms. The outlet notes that the plaintiffs did not know each other. However, they share supposed similar experiences.
According to the lawsuit, an Air Force member using the alias “Joe” claims he was charged $72,000 at one of the locations. Before that, Joe visited one of the clubs’ VIP rooms and was reportedly greeted by “clouds of perfume or dusty makeup.”
“I remember walking past what I thought was a cloud of perfume or makeup or something like dust from one of the kind of cracks of light coming through and that’s when I ended up in the VIP room and started to feel those symptoms, not the alcohol. -related, another thing that made me agree and go along with what they seemed to be pushing,” Joe reportedly explained by News week. “I felt like I had no control over the situation and this was really a first for me.”
Other plaintiffs shared similar experiences with Joe. They added that they were forced to sign legal documents and suffered memory loss following the visits. Additionally, they claimed they left the strip clubs with huge credit card charges.
Daily Mail reports that police reports included in the lawsuit state that attendees entering a VIP room “were required to provide credit card, ID and fingerprint.” Additionally, participants were allegedly forced to photograph themselves “after negotiating a price.”
Strip club owner responds
According to the outlet, the owner of the strip club, Todd Borowsky, denied the allegations. Borowsky reportedly called them “baseless.” Additionally, the owner’s attorney, Dennis Wilenchick, said the accusations are like “going to a casino and “asking for your money back.”
Wilenchick adds that the plaintiffs were not drugged. Furthermore, the lawyer stated that the dancers involved in the strip clubs were “independent contractors.”
“My client denies any wrongful conduct here… The company insists on signatures from clients for all services and photos that may indicate their condition at the time of signing. All services have been subscribed. Amex reviewed and upheld the allegations. Plaintiffs received what they sought and negotiated…” Wilenchick exclusively said News week. “The suggestion that anyone guided the Plaintiffs’ hands in subscribing to each service is simply ridiculous… As far as we know, no one was drugged and we are not aware of any drug claims. No one was drug tested and we have no knowledge of what drugs these complainants took into the clubs. In short, this is no different than going into a casino to gamble, losing money and demanding it back, only worse. Plaintiffs received what they bargained for and did not complain to our client about any of it while receiving the benefits of what they sought.”
Here’s what happens next
The outlet adds that another plaintiff in the case was charged $181,000 at one of the strip clubs. The plaintiff uses the pseudonym “Bobby” and was charged the highest amount of all the plaintiffs, for Fox 10 Phoenix.
Bobby reportedly called the experience “emotionally difficult” to bear.
“I couldn’t have an appetite to eat for days after this happened… Not just me, my family, wife, I had to involve my parents. We also had young children, so just the emotional impact was very difficult to bear,” explained Bobby, via Fox 10 Phoenix.
According to the vehicle, some plaintiffs were “suspicious about the entire debt”.
Daily Mail reports that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Scottsdale Police Department have been informed of the allegations against the clubs. Additionally, police departments are reportedly working with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office “on cases against strip clubs.”
Fox 10 Phoenix adds that no trial date has been set for the cases against Arizona strip clubs.