A New York mother has been
charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child after she
allegedly hired two strippers to perform lap dances on the guests at her son's
16th birthday party.
Judy Viger, 33, hired the
women from a company called Tops in Bottoms and arranged for them to perform in
a private room at the Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls on Nov. 3.
At the party, the women
performed what police describe as "personal and intimate" dances with
the party guests, some of whom were as young as 13.
Approximately 80 people
attended the party, including a 13-year-old and many adults who later said they
were outraged at the sexually charged performances.
Strippers performed lewd
dances on teens at the party. About 80 people attended, including many adults
who later said they were outraged by the performances.
Police were alerted to the
party activities after raunchy photos of the lap dances were posted online. The
mother of a 15-year-old boy who attended the party saw some of the photos on
her son's Facebook page and alerted South Glens Falls authorities.
"The charges stem from
an allegation that she endangered not only the welfare of her own child, but the
welfare of the 14- and 15-year-old children that were at the birthday party as
well," Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy told the Glens Falls
Post-Star.
The company providing the
strippers said that the dancers were unaware that the kids at the party were
underage, local CBS affiliate WRGB reported, and that the incident was being
"blown out of proportion."
Police said that Tops in
Bottoms cooperated fully with their investigation and does not face any
charges.
Viger, who has a March 7 court
date, faces up to a year in prison if convicted.
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