City Council leaders Tuesday approved two settlements for two lawsuits over the raids. Cheetah's dancers claim officers swarmed the building in with bulletproof vests and guns and ordered dancers to the dressing rooms. There, they reportedly checked that all 30 dancers had proper city permits and were in compliance to work at the strip club. Dancers also say officers forced them to line up, expose body parts, and have their tattoos photographed. Surveillance video showed officers lining up dancers to be photographed and taking their information.
I asked them if it was of my face and they said yes. So, I got up against the locker and [the officer] is standing really far. She's taking a photo of my entire body. Murphy argued her permit card already had her photo and officers would not let dancers leave and instead, questioned them about personal information.
San Diego Police has said the raid was part of "police-regulated business" and random inspections, and that any photographs taken were for investigative purposes. Kevin Mayer told 10News in a statement. Photographs of the entertainers permit and the person in possession of it are taken for investigative purposes. Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled the dancers' First Amendment rights were violated by the city's municipal code allowing inspections of police-regulated businesses.
The judge, however, stopped short of ruling on their claim the city violated their Fourth Amendment rights on unreasonable searches and seizures. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. By: Mark Saunders. RELATED: Victory for San Diego exotic dancers in legal battle over police inspection Cheetah's dancers claim officers swarmed the building in with bulletproof vests and guns and ordered dancers to the dressing rooms.
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