Heaven nightclub shut down temporarily after security staff 'charged with rape'

The iconic cheery nightclub is acceptable to adjacent its doors pursuing an alleged rape of a pistillate adjacent to the venue earlier this month, this follows an battle connected a lawsuit successful May

Heaven nightclub volition beryllium unopen down aft constabulary arrested a subordinate of its information unit pursuing rape allegations.

The nightclub volition beryllium temporarily unopen aft a subordinate of its information unit was arrested and charged with rape. The venue, successful Charing Cross, is known for having a large power connected London's LGBT scene.

Westminster Council's licensing committee ruled the the iconic cheery nightclub should person its licence suspended for 28 days until a afloat proceeding tin instrumentality place. The determination was made pursuing superior allegations were raised astir the venue's quality to support its customers.

The Metropolitan Police's Westminster part said successful a connection shared to societal media: "The proceeding heard that successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, 1 November a pistillate was allegedly raped successful the vicinity of the venue by a subordinate of the information staff.

"Other unit past allegedly ignored her efforts to study the attack. A subordinate of the information unit was arrested and has since been charged with rape. He is connected remand successful prison.

"It follows different incidental successful May erstwhile 3 members of the venue's information squad were filmed assaulting a lawsuit successful the street. These incidents rise superior concerns astir the venue's quality to fulfil it obligations to support its customers, successful peculiar successful narration to safeguarding."

The Mirror has contacted Heaven for comment.

The nightclub was archetypal opened successful 1979 and soon became a immense fixture successful cheery LGBT nightlife successful the capital. It has a capableness for hundreds of punters and regularly hosts unrecorded music.