Strip club exploitation is the act of mistreating someone from their work in strip clubs.
Many different types of exploitation take place in strip clubs every day.
The most common involve:
Many people – including clients and employers – think that touching an exotic dancer comes with the territory. However, the job doesn’t entail or permit unwanted sexual contact, just as in any other occupation.
It is often questioned whether someone who is prostituted or involved in sex work can be the victim of sexual violence. The answer is: Yes. Everyone has the right to live a life free of sexual abuse.
Working in a strip club significantly increases the likelihood of being sexually assaulted. Nearly 85% of women working at a strip club are survivors of sexual violence and may experience another form of it on every shift.
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Prostituted women and sex trade workers can and are victims of sexual violence. As a prostituted woman or sex trade worker, you deserve to be treated like any other victim of a violent crime, and you deserve to be treated with respect and dignity in a non-judgmental and supportive environment.
If you are an employee of a strip club, you are entitled to a discrimination-free workplace. Listed below are a few examples of strip club discrimination. If you have experienced any of these situations, it is essential to speak to one of our sex abuse attorneys at Ovadia Law Group today.
Individuals forced to serve as hostesses, servers, or dancers but are not required to provide commercial sex may still be victims of labor trafficking.
Strip clubs are created to provide the space and environment in which buyers may purchase commercial sex. Victims of sex trafficking in strip clubs must adhere to extensive, pre-determined schedules and are frequently moved between multiple clubs. Commercial sex sometimes occurs in the bathroom, VIP, or lap dance rooms, or offsite in hotels or buyer’s homes.
Victims of sex trafficking in strip clubs may be women, men, or minors, though it is most common for females to be induced into commercial sex in this venue. They may be U.S. citizens, or foreign nationals with valid visas, expired/fraudulent visas, or without documentation.
Victims of sex trafficking are constantly recruited to work in strip clubs across the United States. Women, men, and minors may be required to work in strip clubs as hostesses, servers, or dancers, but then are required to provide commercial sex to customers.
Traffickers in strip clubs may be the business owners, shift leaders, fake massage business managers, brothel managers, or independent traffickers. Often clubs and bars involved in sex trafficking offer commercial sex through escort services, massage parlors, or brothels that are connected to the bar or located nearby.
Strip club owners generally consider women to be independent contractors or employees of the escort manager/driving network, not the club, and often require the women to pay a house fee to the club for the space to perform.
If you or someone you love has suffered from strip club exploitation, please feel free to call one of Ovadia Law Group’s expert attorneys at 1-800-674-9396
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