‘Trump affair’ porn actress victim of sting, lawyer claims
A lawyer for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, who was arrested at an Ohio strip club and accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, said yesterday that she had been set up in a sting operation.
While Daniels – real name Stephanie Clifford – was performing on Wednesday night at Sirens, a strip club in Columbus, some patrons touched her in a “non-sexual” way, her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said.
He told MSNBC yesterday that police had prepared a sting operation with multiple officers. he said female under cover officers asked Daniels if they could place their face between her breasts.
“It was an absurd use of law enforcement resources,” Avenatti said.
An Ohio law known as the Community Defence Act prohibits anyone who is not a fam-
ily member to touch a nude or semi-nude dancer. According to charging documents obtained by WSYX-TV in Columbus, Daniels, who was semi-nude, allegedly touched some of the patrons’ breasts and allowed them to touch her.
She allegedly performed the same act with several officers who approached the stage and forced one officer’s head into her bare chest.
She was released on bail before 6am yesterday.