An American porn actress who claims she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump has had charges against her dropped following her arrest at an Ohio strip club.
Stormy Daniels was taken into custody yesterday after being accused of touching three customers who were undercover detectives.
Misdemeanour charges against her were dismissed just hours later. Police found that she had not committed a crime as she did not perform regularly at the club.
Her attorney Daniel Avenatti said that Ms Daniels would seek to perform at another club in Columbus on Thursday night.
Ms Daniels said she had sex with President Donald Trump in 2006 when he was married, which Trump has denied.
She is suing Trump and his former long-time personal attorney Michael Cohen and seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement that she signed days before the 2016 presidential election.
Mr Avenatti said on Twitter that the arrest was “a setup and politically motivated”.
He demanded a full and open investigation into the officers’ conduct including their social media accounts, some of which he said were taken down on Thursday.
Mr Avenatti said: “Certain of these accounts appear to have been very pro-Trump. In the event it is discovered that my client was targeted and arrested because of our opposition to Mr Trump, the resulting lawsit & action will be swift and devastating.”
Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said: “The facts behind the charges and the behaviour witnessed by the vice officers are a matter of record, and the officers were well within their area of responsibility when taking enforcement action.”
“Nevertheless, a mistake was made and I accept full responsibility.”
Ms Jacobs said that the officers’ motivation would be reviewed “to ensure that our core values and duty to serve our community to the best of our ability continue to be the basis for our actions.”
According to the New York Times, Ms Daniels was dancing topless at the club when she pressed patrons ‘ faces into her chest, fondled the breasts of some women in the audience and performed similar acts on three police officers who were at the establishment.
Source: News Agencies
