Two people have been arrested after they allegedly took a 14-year-old boy to a strip club in Jacksonville, Florida, and posted images of the boy online.
Ricky Clark i Aylin Poorhamzeh were arrested in late January and early February after being accused of taking the boy to the Passions Gentlemen’s Club in Jacksonville in April 2025 without the boy’s parents knowing, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, February 10.
The office explained that detectives from the Special Assault Unit began an investigation into the matter after they were sent a video on social media showing the 14-year-old at the joint.
“Through our 7-month investigation, we determined that Clark brought the 14-year-old to the club in April 2025 without the knowledge of the teen’s parents,” the department explained. “While at the club, Clark’s friend Poorhamzeh provides the teenager with several alcoholic beverages. Several witnesses our detectives interviewed reported seeing the teenager very intoxicated that night.”
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The “detectives never gave up” when it came to the case.
“They continued to search for evidence and speak with witnesses to build a case against Clark and Poorhamzeh. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, officers from our Community Issues Response Unit arrested Clark for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor,” the post continued.
A week later, Poorhamzeh, 23, turned himself in on Feb. 2 after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of child abuse, a felony, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
“We do not take crimes against children and teenagers lightly,” the sheriff’s office concluded in the release. “If you are going to corrupt the next generation, be prepared to face the consequences of your actions.”
Both Clark, 36, and Poorhamzeh have been out on bail as of Wednesday, Feb. 11, according to online records seen by Us Weekly.
It is currently unclear whether Clark or Poorhamzeh entered pleas or retained legal representation following their arrests.
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Footage of the incident earlier went viral on social media, showing the teenager dancing for scantily clad women inside the strip club. It is currently unclear how Clark and Poorhamzeh know the teenager.
After clips of the incident went viral, the boy told police that Poorhamzeh offered him several drinks inside the club, he said. News from the First Coast. Poorhamzeh also allegedly gave the teenager cash to throw at the dancers.
The boy told police he got sick and ended up throwing up in a car. Meanwhile, witnesses claimed she appeared to be “in and out” of consciousness after leaving the strip club.
After the police department confirmed the arrests on Facebook, several social media users took to the comments section to weigh in on the crime.
“To all the people who said, ‘No big deal, I was in clubs when I was your age,’ I just wish someone had been brave enough/cared enough to get you out of these situations,” one person wrote. “Just because you put up with things that were too old for you, doesn’t mean the next generations have to. Let’s stop the cycles of abuse and let kids be kids.”