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Stormy Daniels' strip club arrest charges dropped | Stormy Daniels' strip club arrest charges dropped |
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Charges against US adult film star Stormy Daniels have been dropped less than 24 hours after she was arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio. | Charges against US adult film star Stormy Daniels have been dropped less than 24 hours after she was arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio. |
Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly touching a patron in Sirens, the venue where she was performing. | Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly touching a patron in Sirens, the venue where she was performing. |
Her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, shared a court document saying the case was dismissed on Thursday. | Her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, shared a court document saying the case was dismissed on Thursday. |
Ms Daniels hit the headlines after alleging she had slept with President Donald Trump in 2006, which he denies. | Ms Daniels hit the headlines after alleging she had slept with President Donald Trump in 2006, which he denies. |
Mr Avenatti had earlier called the arrest "a setup" and "politically motivated". | Mr Avenatti had earlier called the arrest "a setup" and "politically motivated". |
Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs said on Thursday her arrest was a "mistake" because of a misinterpretation of the law. | |
Ohio law prohibiting physical contact between strippers and customers applies only to those who "regularly" dance at a club. | |
Ms Daniels performed for the first time at the Sirens club in Columbus. | |
"A mistake was made, and I accept full responsibility," Chief Jacobs told the AP hours after the charges were dropped. | |
A police charge sheet tweeted by a CBS News reporter says Ms Daniels touched a police officer posing as a patron "in a specified anatomical area". | A police charge sheet tweeted by a CBS News reporter says Ms Daniels touched a police officer posing as a patron "in a specified anatomical area". |
She was accused of rubbing undercover police officers' faces against her breasts during her performance. | |
Documents posted on the Franklin County Municipal Court website showed Ms Daniels had posted $6,054 (£4,586) in bail. | Documents posted on the Franklin County Municipal Court website showed Ms Daniels had posted $6,054 (£4,586) in bail. |
Mr Avenatti tweeted that Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, had been performing "the same act she has performed across the nation at nearly 100 strip clubs". | Mr Avenatti tweeted that Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, had been performing "the same act she has performed across the nation at nearly 100 strip clubs". |
Mr Avenatti posted a statement from Ms Daniels saying she would not be able to go ahead with Friday night's show. | Mr Avenatti posted a statement from Ms Daniels saying she would not be able to go ahead with Friday night's show. |
"I deeply apologise to my fans in Columbus," the statement read. | "I deeply apologise to my fans in Columbus," the statement read. |
After charges were dropped, Mr Avenatti tweeted his thanks to the prosecutors' office "for their professionalism". | After charges were dropped, Mr Avenatti tweeted his thanks to the prosecutors' office "for their professionalism". |
An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act proscribes anyone touching a nude or semi-nude dancer, unless they are related. | An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act proscribes anyone touching a nude or semi-nude dancer, unless they are related. |
The Sirens venue tweeted last month to say Ms Daniels would make two "exclusive appearances" there. | The Sirens venue tweeted last month to say Ms Daniels would make two "exclusive appearances" there. |
A person who answered the phone at Sirens declined to comment. | A person who answered the phone at Sirens declined to comment. |
Ms Daniels says that she was paid $130,000 (£98,000) shortly before the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Mr Trump. | Ms Daniels says that she was paid $130,000 (£98,000) shortly before the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Mr Trump. |
She is trying to free herself from a non-disclosure agreement signed before the election, and suing over a "defamatory" tweet by the US president earlier this year. Mr Trump denies all allegations. | She is trying to free herself from a non-disclosure agreement signed before the election, and suing over a "defamatory" tweet by the US president earlier this year. Mr Trump denies all allegations. |