Former Jackson stripper and her father bound over for trial in sex extortion case

1-28-2011 Michigan:

A former Jackson stripper and her father were ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly pressuring a "lap dance" customer to pay $2,500 after a sexual encounter in a motel.

Jennifer Allan, 24, and her father, David Allan, 50, were bound over for trial on extortion charges after a preliminary examination in Jackson County District Court.

Judge Joseph Filip added charges of conspiracy to commit extortion after testimony from four witnesses.

"Clearly it's a conspiracy with each other," Filip said.

The defendants are accused of collecting $2,500 in three installments from Theodore Bachakes, 25, of Dexter after he was threatened with a false accusation of rape.

Bachakes testified that he was "a regular patron" of Dr. Don's Famous Door, a downtown Jackson strip club. He met Jennifer Allan, a dancer, at the club last summer and often paid her $20 for "lap dances."

On Dec. 17, he testified, they met at Motel 6 and had sex. Afterward, he said, she threatened to accuse him of rape unless he gave her $500. He paid the money that same day.

Later a man identified by police as David Allan called Bachakes and convinced him to pay $1,500 more. A third payment of $500 was made after another contact with David Allan.

When David Allan asked for another $2,500, Bachakes filed a police report.

Detective Sgt. Christopher Boulter of the Blackman Township Department of Public Safety contacted Jennifer Allan. First she said Bachakes raped her, Boulter testified, but she quickly recanted and said the sex was consensual.

"She said she was upset with Mr. Buchakes because he had not paid for some lap dances," Boulter testified.

Filip suspected the reason she was upset was because he did not pay her for sex.

"Mr. Bachakes certainly should have known what to expect there," the judge said.

David Allan told police he knew his daughter was "scamming" Bachakes, but he described himself as nothing more than a middle man.

The father said "he told Jennifer on several occasions to stop pushing this, because it's going to come back to bite you," Boulter testified.

Robert Gaecke, attorney for David Allan, contends his client cannot be guilty of extortion because he never threatened Bachakes with a rape charge or anything else.

"He may have known what was going on, but he never made a threat," Gaecke said.

George Lyons, attorney for Jennifer Allan, contends she asked for Bachakes for money she felt was owed and then never asked a second time. Her father, Lyons contended, exploited the situation to keep squeezing money from Bachakes.

Prosecutors requested and Filip granted the addition of a prostitution charge against Jennifer Allan. Because of that charge, she will undergo court-ordered testing for sexually transmitted diseases. ..Source.. Brad Flory | Jackson Citizen Patriot