Squeeze Play in NY Kink Club Leads to Near-Death
By: Mike Albo
Posted: 02/11/2008
NEW YORK – A so-called submissive is barely
holding onto life after a freak accident in a New York City City
bondage club, according to the New York Post. There are probably worse ways to go,
but few as potentially embarrassing.
The victim, identified only as
"Roger," was discovered by a dominatrix at the Nutcracker Suite
located at East 33rd Street, according to the Post. The
unidentified dominatrix called 911 and reported that a hooded man was hanging
by his arms and turning blue in one of the club's dungeons.
The Post report states that "Roger" was found wearing
nipple clamps, a dog collar and women's high-heeled shoes. The paper also
reported that the man had his hands cuffed behind his back.
Following his discovery,
"Roger" was taken to St. Vincent's
Hospital and put on a respirator. It is believed that he suffered brain
damage as a result of oxygen deprivation.
According to the Post, the police have been hampered by the code of silence that
permeates the bondage underworld. The paper indicated that authorities are
using the man's MetroCard to attempt to identify his movements and identity.
The paper noted that the mistress with
whom he had been working, 30-year-old Taki Noriko of Williamsburg, told police
that she suspended "Roger" just enough to make him uncomfortable, but
noted that his feet were in contact with the floor. She told the Post, "It was an
accident."
The Post also
noted that it was "Roger's" fantasy to be trussed up and left alone.
Noriko claimed she checked on the victim every 20
minutes. The first time she checked, he was fine, but on the second inspection,
she saw that he had somehow slipped out of one of his shoes and was going
cyanotic.
The Post
indicated that Noriko, several other mistresses and the club's manager were
taken in for questioning, but that no charges have been filed.
The paper also noted that S&M
activities are not illegal, but that the state penal code could allow that that
the parties involved be charged with anything from assault to manslaughter
should "Roger" die.
The club is located near the famed Empire State
Building, and has
operated for more than a decade. It was also the subject of a short documentary
called "Paradise Bound," which played at the 1996 Sundance Festival.
Among the activities the club lists on
its website are candle-wax dripping, electrostimulation, bondage, role play and
flogging. No mention of accidental asphyxia, though. Sessions cost $185 an hour and are by appointment only.
