The attorneys list more that 40 reported crimes that occurred at the club since and allege that the strip club's owners and employees "are engaged in gang related organized criminal activities" and that "human trafficking regularly occurs. He brushed aside allegations of gang-related activity, as well, saying Treasures "is a nice, upscale club and the owners would never tolerate gangs at the place.
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Van Huff said the multi-level sports bar and night club will not be sexually-oriented and is planned for a location on a full city block owned by the Davaris at Washington and Bashear. Though Judge Hendricks recommended issuing a liquor license in January, a permit for Level 3 has yet to be granted. What's Eric Eating Episode By CultureMap Staff. Signed bottles still open. By Eric Sandler. Food Truck Fundraiser.
Movie Review. By Alex Bentley. By Steven Devadanam. By Tarra Gaines. By Joel Luks. By Holly Beretto. By Teresa Gubbins. By Julia Davila. Under a settlement its owners signed with the city of Houston last month, Treasures now is Houston's most scrutinized strip club, if only for a few more weeks.
Treasures admitted no wrongdoing in settling the lawsuit, which was filed jointly by city and county attorneys last May, alleging the club at Westheimer harbored prostitution, drugs, illegal weapons and sexual assaults; the city and county sought to have the club declared a nuisance and force it to close for a year.
County attorneys did not join the settlement and say they plan to go to trial next month. Dottie Laster , a New Braunfels-based human trafficking expert who provides training to law enforcement, nonprofits and others to help them understand sex industry practices and identify victims, said any money to combat trafficking is welcome but that she was skeptical of the settlement's importance.
The scope of it is so much larger than a six-figure settlement," she said. An undercover monitor, whose salary and expenses will be covered by Treasures, must report to the city and the club any illegal activity witnessed on site, and the club must provide video footage of areas customers use to the city weekly. Both provisions will expire Feb.
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