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Link. Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2nd exotic dancer accuses suspect of rape Post staff report Independence, Ky., police have filed additional charges against a man accused of raping an exotic dancer after a second woman came forward and said he had tried to do the same to her. Troy A. Schweikert, 33, was charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree rape and terroristic threatening, according to the Independence Police Department, The victim came forward Friday, and said that the crimes happened at Schweikert's home, 549 Bristow Road, Independence, on March 17. She identified Schweikert as the suspect, police said. According to the police, she said that while they were both naked, Schweikert threw her on a bed and tried to have sex with her. He also threatened to hurt her if she reported the crime to the police. Capt. Tony Lucas said customers of the exotic dancers are supposed to keep their clothes on during the striptease, but Schweikert took his off. The victim reported the crime to another police agency the day after it happened, Lucas said, but did so anonymously because she had some warrants outstanding against her for allegedly writing bad checks. When she saw a story about a similar incident involving Schweikert last week, she contacted Independence police, who assured her they would work with her on the bad check charges, Lucas said. Last week, police charged Schweikert with rape and kidnapping in connection with an incident involving another exotic dancer at his home. Schweikert told police he had consensual sex with the woman, but her face was bruised, she was bleeding from the mouth and had neck injuries, Lucas said. Her hair also had been cut. The dancer worked for a business called Naughty Bodies in Batavia. The dancers are supposed to take walkie-talkies inside homes so they can call their driver/bodyguards for help. But the woman left hers in the car accidentally, Lucas said. The dancers try to keep their radios out of their shows as much as possible, he said. The woman broke away from her customer and ran to her waiting car. Schweikert got into a truck and followed them, and the dancer used a cell phone to call 911, Lucas said. Schweikert remained in the Kenton County Detention Center on Monday, Lucas said, where his bond was set at $50,000 cash. He likely will be arraigned on the new charges this morning in Kenton District Court. Copyright 2006, The Post Post a comment in response: |
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