Sex in the Champagne Room

Chris Rock had a great commentary about strip joints and what goes on in the private lounges (the champagne rooms). Lots of money flowing, but no sex.

Ladies and gentlemen.. of the G.E.D. class of 1999
I have one piece of advice for you
No matter what a stripper tells you
There's no sex in the Champagne Room.. NONE!
Oh there's CHAMPAGNE in the Champagne Room
But you don't want champagne.. you want sex
And there's NO sex.. in the Champagne Room

Well, Chris must have been going to the wrong strip clubs for research as the NYPD busted a gaggle of Scores strippers in New York City last night for engaging in sexual conduct.

The police vice squad said it scored this week, busting seven people on prostitution-related charges at the city's most famous strip club.

Undercover officers entered Scores on Manhattan's West Side shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday looking to root out prostitution, and several dancers engaged them in a sexually explicit conversation, police said.

The dancers told the officers that the club's rooms could be rented for sexual acts, police said.

Four dancers were charged with prostitution, and three other people were charged with permitting prostitution at the club, which has been featured on Howard Stern's radio show.

On Thursday, the seven appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, said their attorney, Mark Bederow.

Six of the accused pleaded not guilty, he said. The seventh, who faced one count of permitting prostitution, was freed after the district attorney's office declined to prosecute her, he said.

UPDATE 1/27/2006:
The New York Post has additional details about the arrests at Scores. Managers at the establishment admitted to the undercover cops that the champagne rooms were there for sexual encounters - not simply lap dances.

"As long as you have an agreement with the girl, that's OK. That's what these rooms are for," the cop alleges the pair said, according to a complaint filed at Manhattan Criminal Court.

Iskolsky and Kiste were both charged with promoting prostitution after a sting operation busted four erotic dancers who offered sexual services for a fee, ranging from $200 to $750.

Karina Vasquez, 32, of Manhattan; Nicole Green, 23, of Brooklyn; Marianna Nasyarova, 19, also of Brooklyn and Colleen Matthews, 22, of Livingston, N.J., were all charged with prostitution.