I'm sitting beside Nick of Utopia and he wants to clear the air.
First of all thank you moderators for not letting the other thread degenerate into a flame-war.
The truth is that we were visited by LE on Monday evening because of a complaint lodged with a public official about a "potential" minor working at Utopia.
LE were obliged to follow it up and they did a few weeks of investigative work, resulting in the visit on Monday.
It turns out that one of the girls was indeed a minor, who had presented me with a falsified birth certificate and the story that while working at another spa, someone had lifted her wallet. I took her ID and application (believing she was 19) and let her work here.
None of the girls were charged and neither were any customers. Only I (Nick) got charged. Unfortunately LE confiscated all of our tables, so we have to get new equipment before we can re-open.
LE were very professional at all times and treated everybody with respect.
I hope this clears up any confusion and look forward to seeing everybody back next week.
One word of warning to all owners : CHECK AND DOUBLECHECK YOUR STAFF'S ID'S!!!
Nick
First of all thank you moderators for not letting the other thread degenerate into a flame-war.
The truth is that we were visited by LE on Monday evening because of a complaint lodged with a public official about a "potential" minor working at Utopia.
LE were obliged to follow it up and they did a few weeks of investigative work, resulting in the visit on Monday.
It turns out that one of the girls was indeed a minor, who had presented me with a falsified birth certificate and the story that while working at another spa, someone had lifted her wallet. I took her ID and application (believing she was 19) and let her work here.
None of the girls were charged and neither were any customers. Only I (Nick) got charged. Unfortunately LE confiscated all of our tables, so we have to get new equipment before we can re-open.
LE were very professional at all times and treated everybody with respect.
I hope this clears up any confusion and look forward to seeing everybody back next week.
One word of warning to all owners : CHECK AND DOUBLECHECK YOUR STAFF'S ID'S!!!
Nick