Midtown Assault Victim Suing Club | Attack Was Posted Online

ATLANTA --A woman who was allegedly assaulted inside a Midtown nightclub and whose attack was filmed and posted online is suing the establishment, arguing that Opera Atlanta nightclub did not have adequate security. Jasmine Eiland spoke for the first time since the Jan. 19 incident on Tuesday, as she and her attorneys announced a lawsuit against the club.

Police have already charged Dominique Williams, 34, with aggravated sodomy. Williams turned himself in on Jan. 29 after police witnessed the video but did not make an immediate arrest. The video was posted on Facebook Live but has since been removed.

Eiland was celebrating her birthday on the night of the attack and she was streaming online when the incident happened.

According to police, the video showed Eiland on the dance floor while an unidentified man assaulted her. Police said Eiliand can be heard screaming for the man to stop and calling for help. According to a police report, a caller said she saw a video of a woman being groped and “being raped” as she screamed “No, stop!”

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