Exotic dancer indicted on rape charges
Update: In 2015 Patrick Ladapo was found not guilty of two charges of rape and two charges of indecent assault and battery of a person older than 14. His criminal record was subsequently sealed by the Massachusetts Superior Court.
Patrick Ladapo has been indicted in Plymouth Superior on two counts of rape, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older.
Ladapo was released on $20,000 bail after his arraignment in Wareham District Court in August.
It is unclear at this time what his bail is or when he is due back in court.
Ladapo, who has a documented history of brushes with the law involving violence against women, was working as an exotic dancer when he was hired to perform at a party in Wareham.
Ladapo is accused of raping two women during private dances at the party on August 27.
He was employed by Boston-based Blaze Entertainment under the stage name "Damion", and by the night of Thursday, August 29, Ladapo's profile had been removed from the Blaze Entertainment website.
Ladapo stated that he and a 27-year-old woman spent some time talking in the bedroom before he gave her a private dance, and he thought they'd "hit it off." Ladapo states that she was fully clothed throughout his performance, and denies having any inappropriate contact with her, according to court documents.
A 21-year-old woman told the other women at the party that Ladapo had pushed her face onto the floor and assaulted her, according to court documents. When police relayed that information to Ladapo, he denied doing anything wrong, saying, "no, that would be rape," according to reports.
The incident in Wareham occurred the day after he was arrested in Providence, Rhode Island for assaulting a woman. He was charged with simple assault after allegedly grabbing a 23-year-old woman by the neck and attempting to lead her to his car on August 26.