The Ohio strip club sting operation that led to Stormy Daniels' arrest last week became a total bust Wednesday when prosecutors dropped the remaining charges against the other two women hauled off to jail.
Officials said Miranda Panda and Brittany Walters will not face prosecution in the high-profile case because undercover officers failed to prove they broke any laws while working inside the Sirens Gentleman's Club in Columbus July 11.
The decision came six days after prosecutors rejected police claims that Daniels _ the porn star now suing President Donald Trump _ illegally touched an undercover officer during a performance.
"After reviewing the charges for each of these cases closely, I've determined that the facts of these cases do not meet the elements required to prosecute under this law," Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said in a statement. "The charges have been dismissed."
In court filings obtained by the New York Daily News, Klein said all three of the cases fell short of showing the women broke an arcane state law that prohibits "regularly" appearing nude and seminude dancers from knowingly touching others.
The paperwork said Walters was performing in a G-string when she "put her face" into an undercover officer's breast.
"Detectives in this case fail to allege defendant regularly performed nude or seminude at Sirens," the motion said.
In the case of Panda, the filing said she had been employed as a server at Sirens for less than one week and was working only her third shift at the club at the time of the alleged offense.
According to the motion, Panda was wearing a bra and panties when an undercover officer allegedly saw her engage in an "open-handed grab" of the buttocks of another server.
Prosecutors said police failed to prove she "regularly" performed at Sirens.
The filing further pointed out that a "person wearing bra and panties" does not fit the statutory definition of nude or semi-nude.
Ohio prosecutors didn't say why it took six extra days to drop the charges against the women _ as compared to Daniels.
When they rejected charges against Daniels last week, just hours after she was cuffed, they said she was clearly a visiting performer, not subject to the law.
In a Twitter message Wednesday, Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti said he was in Ohio Wednesday, speaking with officials.
"Just had a very productive mtg in Columbus with City Atty Klein, Police Chief Jacobs, and others relating to what happened to @StormyDaniels. They have promised a thorough investigation, inc. whether it was politically motivated. Once that is complete, we will decide next steps," he said.
Attempts to reach Klein and Jacobs to confirm the alleged probe were not immediately successful Wednesday.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is suing Trump and his former personal attorney Michael Cohen over the $130,000 deal she signed to stay quiet about an alleged sexual affair.
A federal judge placed a 90-day stay on the case because prosecutors in New York are investigating Cohen.
Cohen's camp said in a joint status report filed Tuesday that he wants another 90-day extension of the stay. Avenatti said he and Daniels oppose the extension.
A hearing has been set for July 27.
