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Lawyer: Stormy Daniels arrest at Ohio strip club ‘politically motivated’ setup — Video

Early Thursday, Fox News and others reported that Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was arrested for “allegedly allowing a customer to touch her while on stage in a non-sexual manner,” while performing at a strip club in Columbus, Ohio.

Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, said the arrest was a politically-motivated “setup” that “reeks of desperation.”

“We will fight all bogus charges,” he said.

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According to CBS News:

An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act bars any non-family members from touching a nude or semi-nude dancer, according to The Associated Press.

Avenatti told the AP the arrest was “a set up.” He told WBNS he has “reason to believe it was politically motivated. There’s no question these officers were undercover at that strip club. They knew my client would be performing there and I find this to be a complete waste of resources.”

The station cites an arrest report as saying Daniels began dancing around 11:30 Wednesday night. During her performance, officers in the club said they witnessed Daniels using her bare breasts to smack patrons. The officers also said they observed Daniels fondling the breasts of female patrons.

Furthermore, the CBS report — citing court documents — said that when officers approached the stage, “Daniels held the face of the female officer between her breasts. It also says she did the same to a male officer. The report adds that Daniels fondled the buttocks and breasts of another officer. At that point, court documents state that a fourth officer exited the club to request assistance to make an arrest.”

According to CBS, local Columbus affiliate WBNS-TV got video of what appears to be an apparently handcuffed Daniels being led into a holding facility:

Fox added:

Daniels, who claims to have had sex with President Donald Trump in 2006 when he was married, is suing the president and his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen over a nondisclosure agreement she signed to keep quiet on the alleged affair. Trump has denied the accusation.

According to the reports, Sirens Adult Entertainment Club, the club where the arrest took place, wouldn’t comment on the incident.

Here’s a video report from WTHR:

Here’s the police affidavit as posted by Byron York:

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