A woman could face jail time after providing her 8-year-old son with adult entertainment. The incident was allegedly filmed in Tampa, Florida and uploaded to YouTube last week.
In the video, the 8-year-old celebrates his birthday with a half-naked woman in front of him. The stripper, dressed in a pink bra and panties, twerks on the young boy as he gently slaps her butt. There are also photos of the stripper grinding on the boy’s lap as they face each other. In the background, rap music is playing as the voices of kids laughing can be heard.
But once the video was uploaded to social media sites, the child’s mother received backlash and some stated that the woman be arrested for child abuse.
A similar incident occurred in South Glenn Falls, New York in 2013. According The Post Star, Judy Viger, who was 33, threw a birthday party for her 16-year-old son at a fun center. She hired several women who were in bathing suits to sing “Happy Birthday” to her teenage son. At some point, the singing turned into dancing as the teenage boy and several of his friends received lap dances from the women. One teen was bitten on the nipple and was scratched by the stripper. While the lap dances were occurring, Vigor did nothing to stop the women and gain control.
After Viger posted pics of the women giving lap dances on social media, police were made aware that teens as young as 14-years-old received a lap dance. Viger was arrested and charged with child endangerment.
The mother of the 8-year-old child in Tampa could face a similar fate. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department has been notified about the video. They have yet to reveal if they will seek to charge the woman for providing her son with a stripper.
