He called the allegations 'quite serious' but said he could not confirm or discuss them.
Hugh Stallworth, city health director, said his department is investigating the matter on behalf of the federal agency. A lawyer for the group said it paid $500 to Edgar Gaines to speak to a gathering that was held July 20 in the downtown residence of Erise Williams Jr., its executive director.īruce Hopson, the lawyer, called the allegations false, adding that the actor 'did not strip for anybody, and nobody touched him.'īABAA paid Gaines, of Memphis, from a $96,000 grant that it received from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fight syphilis. Louis Health Department last week acknowledged that it was investigating the spending of a federal grant by Blacks Assisting Blacks Against AIDS, known as BABAA.
A gay-porn movie actor stripped and engaged in sexual contact with guests during a 'safer sex' event sponsored by a local AIDS agency, which paid for his appearance with federal money, two former agency employees said Monday.
