Surveillance video from Presley's Playhouse in Salem shows Christina Lopez watching her then year-old daughter, Nicole Madril, perform on stage even though she'd told KATU News she only learned about the dancing after finding some nine-inch heels in the girl's backpack.
Madril said there's a simple explanation for her mother being in that club. She said she called her mother and asked her to bring some money to her so she could buy some food while she was working.
That's not right. She came in to see me," Madril said. She came in and placed money so I could get something to eat. But police say the surveillance footage shows that she was. She said her mother tried to convince her to leave. You can pull me, you can grab me, you can kick and scream, I'm not getting off. She's a great mother. But they say she never disclosed she visited the club herself.
That, police say, is why Lopez now sits in jail. They say they believe she knew her daughter was stripping for some time and supported it.
Madril said she was stripping to support her 2-year-old daughter. Lopez will be in court Monday. The club says Madril showed a fake ID when she applied for a job. Madril says they never asked for ID. The club isn't facing criminal charges, but the owner was hit with a citation for hiring a minor.
