The police have given my name to a lot of women. I have received several calls from women who were videotaped, who say their anger and frustration is not with Hooters, but with Mr. Aponte.

This was the intentional act of one employee. We're pretty upset. But the problem is when someone commits an intentional act like that, there's not much you can do.

Normally, employees fill out an application, we take their personal history, do a background check. If they're hired, they report to an orientation where there's training on company policies and procedures. Only after that do they get their uniforms.

The city police just took away a very special friend of ours. I'm very sad, hurt and crushed at what the police … did.

It's not just about journalism, ... It's about police and crime, and it gives a picture of how these things work well or not well.

The investigation began when one of the victims was arrested for prostitution by Hartford Police. The women involved were all from out of state.