STEWART TELLS HOW SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AN ATLANTA NIGHTCLUB
The woman whose alleged sexual assault inside a popular Midtown nightclub was seen on Facebook has filed a lawsuit, claiming the club did not have adequate security the night of the attack. On Tuesday, the victim’s attorneys alleged Opera nightclub failed to monitor certain areas of the club during the Jan. 19 sexual assault. The victim had been celebrating her birthday at the time and was already streaming on Facebook Live when she was attacked. The woman spoke for the first time publicly at a Tuesday morning press conference. It is the policy of the AJC to not name alleged victims of sexual crimes, but in this case the victim chose to publicly discuss the incident. Atlanta police received calls from people who had seen the assault and an investigation was opened. According to police, the video showed the woman on the dance floor while an unidentified man assaulted her. The woman can be heard screaming for the man to stop and calling for help. Atlanta police contacted the man identified in the video but did not immediately make an arrest. Dominique Williams, 34, turned himself in to authorities on Jan. 29 in connection with the sexual assault. He faces an aggravated sodomy charge. (source AJC)
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