Embattled Beaverton Strip Club Being Bought by California Chain

The embattled Beaverton strip club, Stars Cabaret, is being sold to the California-based Spearmint Rhino.

Stars has gained notoriety after a manager was arrested - and later, convicted - for abusing a 13-year-old girl, employing her as a dancer and allowing her to be raped by customers who "bought" her time.

The owners of the club are being sued by the state's labor commissioner for sexual harassment of minors - the 13-year-old and a 15-year-old.

The state is seeking $4 million each for the two teens.

Spearmint Rhino, which already has a location in Portland, also has locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Dallas, and more than a dozen other cities in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The sale was first reported by Willamette Week,