Oops! 14 yr old was making $350 a night at a Detroit strip club

4/24/2010 6:49:34 PM

Police: Detroit Strip Club Employed 14-Year-Old Girl

Corey Williams AP

DETROIT (April 24) - The manager of a Detroit strip club was charged after authorities learned a 14-year-old girl was employed as a topless dancer, making several hundred dollars a night, authorities said Friday.

The 31-year-old manager of the All Star topless bar was arraigned Friday on a charge of child sexually abusive activity.

Andrew Hutson was arrested Wednesday night at the club on Eight Mile Road. The girl, whose name was not released because of her age, is believed to have danced at the club several nights each week, making about $350 per night, Police Chief Warren Evans said at a news conference across the street from the establishment.

"It is clear that she danced there for a significant amount of time. It's clear, at least to us, that the club knew or should have known that she shouldn't be there," Evans said.

The girl's mother pulled her daughter from the club one night last week after learning she was working there. Employees of the club brought the girl out to a lobby area near the door, said her mother, whose name was withheld to protect her daughter's identity.

"Our youth are not some cheap commodity, to be used and cast aside," Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a release. "We are sending a clear message that if you hire underage women you will face criminal charges."

An elaborate sign on an outside wall of the club bills it as "The 'ALL STARS' of GENTLEMEN CLUBS." But Evans described it as a constant thorn in the sides of police.

Over the past six years, there have been 11 nonfatal shootings and three fatal shootings "related to this club," Evans said. Violations also have been found in each of the last 15 Vice Squad inspections.

The Associated Press left a message Friday seeking comment from the club's owner. Hutson was released on a personal bond Friday. The AP could not determine if he has an attorney.

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bigdude012

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15 years ago

How does a 14yr old even fet into a strip club?

Dudester

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15 years ago

1) Fake i.d.

2) Lax management

bigdude012

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15 years ago

I check IDs on a regular basis I know how much trouble u can get into for underage beer sale. I would want two IDs if I was running a strip club

vincemichaels

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15 years ago

Not a surprise to me, this is one of the clubs on Eight Mile that I have never gone too, I've heard too many bad things about it over the years. Thug activity deters me from going to a place.

SuperDude

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15 years ago

All Stars is a tough club in the 'hood. Pat downs and wands are required for entry. Cramped. No private VIP. This incident is being put on the front page so the cops can show that they are enforcing the new ordinances on Detroit's clubs. The Chief of Police, Warren Evans, had a press conference to announce the arrest. Why? The club claims she had the required dance card, issued by the Detroit Police Dept., as proof of age, but no one has seen it yet.

CTQWERTY

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15 years ago

Too many shootings... I'd be worried about catching a stray.

On a separate note, I wonder how often underage girls work at the clubs?

samsung1

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15 years ago

If a woman tells you she's 20, and looks 16 - she's 12 / If she tells you she's 26 and LOOKS 26 - she's damn near 40!

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