Father Who Allegedly Left Baby In Car Outside Strip Club Was Reportedly Angry At Halted Lap Dance

SAN FERNANDO (CBSLA.com) — A man was charged with leaving his 9-month-old daughter in a car while he went into a strip club, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

Auwin Dargin, 24, pleaded not guilty to one count of child abuse Monday. He is scheduled to return to court on May 3.

Prosecutors say Dargin left his baby girl in the car for about an hour while going into the Synn Gentleman's Club at 8314 Sepulveda Blvd. in North Hills at about 2 p.m. on March 9. The crying baby was found alive in the car by employees of the club and a neighboring business, who rescued her and confronted Dargin as he stepped outside of the club, District Attorney's officials said.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Dargin was in the middle of receiving a lap dance when the manager of the strip club stopped the action to notify him that they had just found his baby. He was reportedly angry that the manager had stopped the dance.

Dargin was arrested by Los Angeles police after returning to the parking lot at about 3:15 p.m. He was released the next day on $100,000 bond, according to jail records.

He faces up to six years in state prison if convicted.

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