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Pink Pony Strip Club Allowed To Reopen Under Certain Conditions

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DORAL (CBSMiami) - Pink Pony, the Doral strip club shut down last week after investigators found evidence minors were drinking and doing drugs there, was given the green light to reopen late next month.

According to the agreement reached Thursday, the club must remain closed for 45 days from the date it was first shut down.

The agreement includes several stipulations including a mandated responsible vender program for all employees and the creation of a security plan to prevent minors from entering.

Pink Pony also agreed to be subject to quarterly inspections and has voluntarily fired 7 employees connected to the alleged activity.

The attorney for Pink Pony, Gerald Tobin, had no comment.

The mother of one of the alleged victims attended the hearing in front of a special magistrate in hopes of sharing her daughter's story, but she was not allowed to speak because the deal was reached behind closed doors.

"At this point, I'm floored," the woman said.

She did not want to be identified, but she says her daughter was one of the teenage girls seen on video surrounded by nude dancers and drugs inside the club.

"I think that the least they could have let us do was to give an opinion," she said. "It's my daughter in there. It's not theirs. And to me, there's no money that pays a child's life."

As part of the agreement with the city, Pink Pony will also have to pay $3,500 dollars in fees to the city.

In Miami-Dade criminal bond court Thursday, a second man arrested with ties to case appeared before a judge.

Yadier Pena is charged with delivering a controlled substance to a minor.

Yadier Pena_Gonzalez
Yadier Pena_Gonzalez has been charged with child neglect and delivering a controlled substance to a child. (Source: Miami-Dade Corrections)

Last week, Jose Arguelles was arrested, accused of bringing his 16-year-old daughter and her friend to the club on several occasions.

Evan Owen, a spokesman for the city of Doral says the criminal cases are separate from the case heard at the special magistrate hearing, which only applies to the code violations, and that's why the victim's family did not get a chance to speak.

"Needless to say that Doral takes the protection of minors very seriously," Owen said.

If all the stipulations are not met within the 45-day period, the club could be closed for an additional 30 days until all requirements are satisfied.

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