A group of Redskins cheerleaders says the team crossed the line on a 2013 trip to Costa Rica by allowing a group of team sponsors — all men — to be present during topless photo shoots and requiring nine members of the squad to serve as escorts for the men later at a nightclub, according to the New York Times.
The women’s work did not involve sex, but a cheerleader told the newspaper the mandatory nightclub appearance felt like the team was “pimping us out.”
The members of the squad received no compensation “beyond transportation costs, meals and lodging.