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Published Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 | 4:29 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 | 5:10 p.m.
A tourist says he was traumatized when Las Vegas police threatened to arrest him after he complained about an act of prostitution in his hotel room.
Hubert Blackman of New York City filed a lawsuit this month against a Las Vegas company he identified as Las Vegas Exclusive Personals. The lawsuit says the business operates on Paradise Road.
Blackman, a college student, said in an interview Thursday that he was on vacation and staying at the Stratosphere on Dec. 17 when he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to arrange for a stripper to come to his room and dance for him.
Blackman said the woman, who appeared to be in her mid 20s, stripped and performed a lap dance for $155 and a sex act for another $120.
He said that the next morning, he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to demand his money back, saying he was dissatisfied because the entertainer didn't stay for the promised one hour and left after a half hour.
Blackman said he also told the company he was incapable of making an informed agreement with the stripper because he was drunk at the time.
Dissatisfied when Las Vegas Exclusive Personals didn't arrange for a refund, Blackman said he contacted Metro Police and was told he faced arrest for such conduct and was advised to contact the Better Business Bureau.
Instead, after returning home he filed suit in federal court in New York, charging "An escort did an illegal sexual act on me during her paid service to me'' and "I almost had gotten arrested."
Blackman said he now needs medical treatment for a mental condition related to the incident.
In the suit, which he filed without an attorney, Blackman said: "I would like the court to close the business. I also would like to get my $275 payment back and a $1.8 million verdict for the tragic event that happened."
In the interview Thursday, Blackman said it was the dancer who solicited the sex act -- but he acknowledged he was aware at the time that prostitution was illegal in Las Vegas.
The number listed in Blackman's lawsuit is used by Hillsboro Enterprises, which says it's been licensed for 17 years and provides adult dancers on a subcontractor outcall basis.
Officials at Hillsboro said Thursday they were unaware of the lawsuit or of Blackman's claims, but denied the company is involved in prostitution. They said if anyone calls looking to hire a dancer and indicates they're looking for sex, they're told prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas and all of Clark County.
Took a bit to post to this one. Was on the floor laughing for a good 15 minutes! ;-)
Mr. Blackman needs to spend more time in college and less time in Las Vegas. This has to be one of the dumbest things I have seen in years.
He thought he was traumatized because he could be arrested, just wait until he stands up in court and all the press world wide report on this one.
Really? Seriously? I bet the judge charges him with being a horrible stupid tourist.
LOL, it takes alot of cajones and alot of stupidity to call the cops and file a lawsuit over this!
Think his mental condition occurred many years previous to this incident.
This type of lawsuit is typical of what's slowing down real cases and costing taxpayers a bundle. This clown Blackman should have his case thrown out and the hormone-producing parts of his being removed.
Hey, olbuddy -- cajones means boxes, cojones means the other things. Get your Spanish straight.
I hope instead of getting $1.8 million dollars, he settles for chlamydia.
i like it ... can't do a job right don't do it at all
What a moron!
Maybe he's the one that finished early. Not her :o
Just think these moron's breed and children of their own that grow up and act the same as their old man . Next time he should call Mrs Thumb and her four daughters, the cost would be minimal, pleasure taken care of, no lawsuit to worry about...PRICELESS.
Let's see...an individual reports an act of prostitution (illegal) and is threatened with arrest for reporting this illegal act. Way to go Metro! You are keeping that sterling reputation intact.
I just hope we can stick him with the bills for this frivolous lawsuit!
wow. just wow.
The tooth fairy will refund his money-notttt
Apparently he doesn't quite know how it works. When the fun stuff goes south its best to keep quiet,...very quiet. Oh well, too late now,...his higher education is about to begin.
Putz!
So the plaintiff files his lawsuit in... NEW YORK. "(The plaintiff) would like the court to close the business." Well in that case, wouldn't he have to sue Clark County... IN Clark County? As for the $1,800,275, does the defendant even have to appear to defend this frivolous suit? Would Nevada authorities allow the plaintiff to collect on a favorable verdict handed down in New York? Heck, would a court in NY even hear this case? I know plaintiffs do, in fact, often shop for "plaintiff-friendly" jurisdictions in which to file suits. But doesn't there have to be at least SOME relevancy to the alleged tort and the jurisdiction in which suit is filed?
"Hello, 911- I paid a hooker for a BJ and it wasn't very good. She also wouldn't stay and play X-Box live with me like she promised- who do I report this to?" And Vegas locals get the dummy awards??
This guy is a dumbass.....plain and simple.
This case should be immediately dismissed by the federal court. In this instance, he states that he paid $155 for the dance and $120 for the sex act; does he have receipts? Otherwise, it is Blackman's word against the dancer, which as a matter of legal recourse, unless there were witnesses present, is nullified by the two supposed future contradictory statements, one by the dancer and one by Blackman. This is called a frivolous lawsuit thus the federal judge in question should dismiss it based on a lack of merit.
Doesn't this person know that a drunk person can't perform, or maybe he blacked out and imagined the whole situation?
This person may be in violation of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11.
Buyer's remorse gone wild!
This kid should quit college right now. What a waste of money.
This guy has parents, friends co-workers who are possibly reading this?..and thinking what about this guy. Just an embarrassment of a human being.
This moron is a good candidate for moron of the year in Las Vegas. At least he's not a local.
No court can enforce a contract for illegal services. Perhaps the $175 is in dispute, but the $120 cannot be upheld. Further, he admits to committing a crime (albeit a rather silly "crime" since prostitution is legal just 40 miles away).
In his admission to a crime, the police were proper to threaten him with arrest. He is not the victim of a "trick roll" in which he was robbed at gun point -- in such cases, police do take the allegation very seriously.
So let's see how this adds up:
$175 in dispute because the dancer stayed 30 minutes instead of 60. $87.50 judgment.
$120 in dispute for unlawful acts. Dismissed, no jurisdiction over unlawful contract.
$1.8M for being threatened with arrest for committing a crime. If this were possible, there'd be a lot of millionaires behind bars... Dismissed with prejudice. Judicial review of Attorney ordered for frivolous lawsuit.
He should have talked with his Mother first, she'd know what to do. He needs to keep his winkie in his breaches until he grows up.
Judge Judy.....
Damn stupid yankee....stay home in Noo Yawk. Fool!
If he plays the movie backwards..he will see the stripper paying his money back!
Please tell me this article is a joke..
Is it April 1st?
Two terrible cases of stupid here, first this dummy gets what he pays for, then complains.
Second, some slimeball lawyer actually takes a case like this from such a dummy.
AS far as this idiot needing medical attention, save your money, like my dad always said you CAN'T
FIX STUPID.
Yup, another winner! Prostitution should be legal but because this form of wanking is outside the law it should be kept outside the law. Stay in New York City and complain to the police there!
The guys college education isn't going to fix him being stupid! Actually I am surprised he's even in college. As far as the slimeball attorney goes he's taking the guys money and laughing all the way to the bank with it! What a joke...REJECT!!!
Einstein said "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits".
He goes to college? LOL
I commend Hubert Blackman for his sense of humor and the idiots who posted thier negative opinions need to get off their butts,leave the computer alone and get a life. What miserable, self righteous, jack asses you are.
Clearly, what we have here is a breach of an oral contract. The question, did defendant put forth sufficient time and effort to lift plaintiff's limp sagging enterprise? On the other hand, should the contract be deemed void as a result of the parties attempting to contract for an illegal act, it appears plaintiff's only remaining cause of action would be one of unjust enrichment. Should any of said unjust enrichment happen to have soiled plaintiff's garment, I would think a $12 dry cleaning bill would take care of it. I too question the choice of forum, I am thinking that the case should not be heard in Federal District Court but in "small" claims court, or as someone said, in front of Judge Judy.
Yes, surely a case for Judge Judy. And quit calling me Shirley.
It's not the company's fault he's a two pump chump. What a waste of time and taypayer's dollars.
Sounds like the guy who called the police in the drug dealer because it was bad stuff.
And they say Nevada has the worst educated students... This is just too funny ....
....and it turn for this absurdity(at best)we should have him pay for the time of the officers who took his initial complaint, for the cost of this furiously idiotic use of the court system....and a promise that he never, ever return to Las Vegas....hell, any place on the planet earth.....and stop reading those blogs on how to sue and get rich quick......AND....because I'm have been markedly traumatized knowing there is such a greedy, stupid, absolute nincompoop of an individual, I would like him to give me 1.8 Mil so I can get over his existence....that's fair right.....I'll share :)....oh yeah what can you take to stop laughing.....anybody know?
First of all, the guy has some serious balls to file a law suit...second, he should get Bill Clinton to be his lawyer - he has experience in this type of arrangement, although for him, there was no money involved..(hehehehe)
The college has this guy as a student should immediately be decertified.
I find it unfortunate that so many readers are belittling this situation because of the macho man culture. I consider these allegations very seriously.
What if the genders were switched? If a young female college student got intoxicated with her friends, hired a Chippendales dancer to come to her room, blacked out and wakes up the next day realizing she had had sex and is also missing $120, we would consider this a very, very serious sexual assault and theft. But because it is a young man in the situation, he is subjected to public ridicule and unequal enforcement of the law. Apparently he should think of his abuse as "good luck."
The law says an individual cannot give consent while intoxicated. If that's the case, this man deserves justice, regardless of gender.
I am stunned. This must be a wind up.
I have an idea the UFC should have prelims where we get Guys like this and put them in with a top five fighter for 5 minutes.. and let them experience real trauma
Can't wait for his first potential employer to google his name. Now THAT would be a funny interview.
He paid for an illegal sex act, then he wants to be paid almost $2 million because the police threatened to arrest him for it? I don't think so.
Stryke
You're right. With all the illegals that hang out near my neighborhood nurseries and home improvement centers I really have no excuse for my lack of bilingual dexterity.
I understand that they could not press charges for the sex act because the escort swallowed the evidence.
My only hope is this moron gets slapped with court costs for this one for filing a frivilous suit.
By his own admission he knew that the agreement he made was for an illegal act, was cognizant enough to know that fact but agree anyway. He also was aware enough to know he was shorted on the agreed upon time. Doesn't sound too drunk to me - seems to have enough recall of the events and clarity of thought to understand the legalities involved. And I would certainly have a really hard time calling either agreement a contract since it is a he said - she said situation.
In the immortal words of Dean Wormer "(fat) drunk and stupid is no way to go thru life son"...
Get a life idiot and move on...
Maybe he and the fountain lady have the same under-employed attorney?
Hey justice , it was not a college girl. It was a stupid dude who got what he wanted but couldn't last an hour....
Gloria Allred comes out of her coffin to get the hooker to countersue him for mental anguish or whatever in 3... 2... 1...
He's a "total" mental case !!!! I needed a good laugh today !!
If a woman cannot legally consent to sex if she's drunk, a man cannot legally consent to sex if he's drunk. Makes sense to me. I wish him luck.
Well... you've got to "hand it to him" (or... she did, after he paid her). Maybe he should just stick to "holding his own!"
One thing is for sure...the "girl" in this case is probably being inundated with phone calls from local attorneys BEGGING to take this case...and for FREE.I'm going to follow this one like a reality show on TV.
Everyone knows their prostitutes... He's so naive. But, I agree with you Harleypig!!
I'm sure potential employers will get a laugh when they find this story. This guy must have a very low IQ.
Obviously, this cretin is still thinking with his little head...
I can't think of a better way to make $1,800,275!!
" Blackman said the woman, who appeared to be in her mid 20s, stripped and performed a lap dance for $155 and a sex act for another $120.
He said that the next morning, he called Las Vegas Exclusive Personals to demand his money back, saying he was dissatisfied because the entertainer didn't stay for the promised one hour and left after a half hour."
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The pricing he paid seems quite reasonable to me,and she probably didn't stay the full hour because he was done.Thats not her fault.
I have to believe that this is a cheesy publicity stunt for this dork to get his name in the paper and draw attention to himself.
JusticeIsAsJusticeDoes... are you serious???? Or, are you really the guy from this story???
JusticeIsAsJusticeDoes says...
"I find it unfortunate that so many readers are belittling this situation because of the macho man culture. I consider these allegations very seriously."
My Response:
Nothing to do with "Macho Culture". This guys is an idiot and YOU created your own facts. For example, you wrote...
"If a young female college student got intoxicated with her friends, hired a Chippendales dancer to come to her room, "blacked out and wakes up the next day realizing she had had sex and is also missing $120", we would consider this a very, very serious sexual assault and theft."
I respond... What article were you reading? First of all, his NAME is Blackman, that doesn't mean that he "Blacked" out. The guy called, got the lap dance, she offered him a little extra for $120. He agreed and then when she didn't stick around and cuddle with him... his feelings were hurt. That's it.
Blackman's comments were:
"An escort did an illegal sexual act on me during her paid service to me'' and "I almost had gotten arrested."
Sounds like he remembers the facts pretty well to me.
Blackman then said:
"Blackman said he now needs medical treatment for a mental condition related to the incident."
Now, I'm sure that most of us on here will agree that there is a huge need for treatment for a mental condition... but it has nothing to do with this incident. I'm sure that it's been needed for a loooong time.
One last comment: His reporting that he wasn't "Satisfied" with his illegal purchase... is about as stupid as the people who report to the police that their cocain was stollen.
Um, yeah... this is a joke, right? The judge should toss this suit out and toss him into prison.
The Sunny Funnies...
The funniest part "In the suit, which he filed WITHOUT an attorney..."
Hey, Oscar. You'd better put the lid on this and have somebody pay hush money before Obama get's wind of this. God forbid those college funds went to Vegas.
GO GET THEM TIGER!!!!
How dare this shady woman not spend the time with you that you paid for, and then she bamboozles you into illeagal sex.
Young man your rights have been violated and you should also be compensated for the public embarrasment and shame that this witch has brought upon you.
Hell if I could I would give you your own MTV show!
I'd like to sue Blackman's parents for 'spoiling the gene pool'...
Future candidate for the Darwin award on the theme: "when you go looking for trouble, you may just end up finding it"?
That wasn't no "tourist". That was a higher-education research analyst.
Some people have no shame.
Another New York Shyster looking to make a quick buck. He probably isn't making the right bets on Wall Street. The court should thow this out quickly or for that matter, just don't let it come to court at all.
If the kid simply wanted to get some, he should've waited two months for Spring Break.
What an idiot. Maybe he's hoping to tell his friends "I made $1.8M in Vegas" (the obvious funny joke here unfortunately would get my comment removed, so I'll have to skip that one) :(
I guess he hasn't heard, "What happens in Vegas...."?
Was this "college student" old enough to drink, or was that another Nevada law he was breaking?
MAke him buy a plane ticket and fly out for the decision.....then award him a dollar! (and bill him for court costs)!
Besides being a moron, I'll betcha he's a lousy lay as well.