Strip club allegations: worker testifies to violence, threats, and money laundering

A worker at a strip club on Syngrou Avenue has given an exclusive testimony describing violence, threats, blackmail, and sexual exploitation behind closed doors. She alleges that some women were forced to remain at the venues and engage in sexual contact with clients in exchange for money, with their travel documents reportedly held so they could not leave.

The testimony describes a system with a specific hierarchy and distinct roles. Some women allegedly stayed in houses at the businessman's disposal before being directed to work in the clubs. The worker also speaks of beatings, threats, and blackmail, describing an environment where fear was used as a means of coercion.

“And they sit and tell me that I am a thief and that I steal; I really go crazy sometimes.”

Money from these activities allegedly ended up with businessman Angelos Giannakopoulos. The allegations are described as particularly serious and require confirmation by investigative evidence and the competent authorities.

Separately, newly revealed dialogues from a police wiretap have emerged, featuring two nightclub employees discussing a foreign customer who had been drinking and describing how they stole money from him. In one exchange, one suspect says they took 2,900 to 3,900 euros from the customer's ATM.

The dialogues also include a clear reference to money laundering of black money amounting to one million euros. One suspect states that he laundered one million euros for Mr. Angelos and complains that people now call him a thief.

Angelos Giannakopoulos's lawyer, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, stated on Sunday morning on Mega that his client intends to return the money to the public sector.