The state Senate’s top Republican says he wants to shut down strip clubs in his district after federal prosecutors alleged the establishments have been working with a suspected pimp.
Prosecutors charged Christopher Childs on March 28 with sex trafficking, fraud and coercion. According to a criminal complaint, Childs worked with managers at the TNT Gentleman’s Club in Lebanon and the Hardware Store in Clyman to keep tabs on his prostitutes.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, issued a news release Friday saying he has asked the state Department of Revenue to review how to revoke the clubs’ licenses, adding that he would introduce a bill to do so if necessary.
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A message left at TNT wasn’t immediately returned. A person who answered the phone at the Hardware Store declined comment.
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