Exclusive | Victim sues trendy NYC club after rape by promoter: All too common

A college student who was brutally raped by a club promoter on her first day of work at a swanky Midtown bar is suing him and the business, saying it failed to protect her from the sicko predator.The woman — a former dance major who filed her suit anonymously in Manhattan Supreme Court last week — says trendy Blue Midtown and its owner, Dream Hospitality, is legally liable for her rape by since-two-time-convicted rapist and club manager and promoter Christopher Macias in September 2021.Just two weeks before the plaintiff was attacked, Macias raped another college student, a freshman, inside his car, her suit notes.“I showed up as an employee, ready to work, bright eyed, full of hope, and I left scarred, traumatized and victimized by him,” said the plaintiff, a college senior at the time, to The Post.“And that’s at fault of these clubs and of these people that are hiring him and allowing him into a place of position.“In the nightlife industry in New York City, it’s all too common,” she said of such horrific situations.The woman and her lawyer said the nightlife world needs to do a better job of protecting its workers.“We hope this lawsuit will send a clear message to employers that they have a responsibility to protect their employees from sexual harassment and assault,” said the victim’s lawyer, Mark Shirian.

“No one should have to endure the trauma and pain that our client has suffered.”The woman added that she wants all employees to be more aware of how people in power can take advantage of others.She recalled for The Post how her first — and only — day at the club began with Macias showing off his rolodex of industry players as he showed her around.“He knew what my goals were,” she said.“He knew what I wanted to achieve.

And he kind of used that in a way to make me trust him and make me feel like I had to, you know, stick with him if I wanted to be successful.”She said that in retrospect, “he knew exactly what he needed...