Should I report a con-artist dancer?
January 21, 2008
I was recently at Swinging Richards in Atlanta which was a really fun place. They have totally nude male dancing, and everyone who worked there was very nice and courteous. After spending some time there I asked one of the dancers I had been talking to for a while if he did escort work. He said he did and we agreed he would come with me to my hotel when he got off at one. We had talked for a while and he had been coming over to see me in between his dance numbers. Anyway we agreed on a fee of $300 but he said he had someone try to rip him off before and he needed $150 up front. When it was time for him to get off I gave him the $150 and he went to the back of the club to get his stuff. He got his stuff and went right out the back door. I could not see him leave so he got away scott free. Obviously I did a dumb thing giving him the money up front and won't do it again, my lesson learned and I have taken the licks for it. My question is do you think the owner of the club would want to know?
In London they call them "clip girls." They pose as street hookers, get your money in order to secure a room, then vanish out of sight. Unlike the clients of Soho, you can complain to the management. They may be more or less sympathetic (probably less), but they will take note of the issue. Also, make a point of telling every other dancer you can find what the person did. Sure, he got $150 from you, but at the cost of some seriously bad PR. With any luck his thievery will cost him a lot more money in the long run.
