A BRITISH tourist was allegedly raped at a nightclub in Lisbon by a member of staff.
The woman, 19, was on holiday in Portugal when she claims a club worker assaulted her in the back room of Urban Beach dance club.
The unnamed worker is claiming they had consensual sex.
Local cops have launched an investigation and club bosses are also probing the incident.
Friends of the Brit teen are understood to have called police at around 5am on Thursday morning.
The holidaymaker was then taken to Sao Jose Hospital in Lisbon so she could be examined by a specialist doctor.
A spokeswoman for the PJ police confirmed this morning: “We are investigating an alleged rape at a nightclub in Lisbon.”
A well-placed source said: “The alleged rape victim is a 19-year-old British woman who appears to have been on holiday in Portugal.”
Paulo Damaso, the nightclub’s manager, told Portuguese outlet Correio da Manha: “We have already launched an internal inquiry and as part of that inquiry the worker in question will be interviewed.
“He claims the sexual relationship with the complainant was consensual.
“Whether that is the case or not it’s something we repudiate for having allegedly occurred within our installations.”
Urban Beach describes itself online as the “hottest night club in Lisbon where the party never stops.”
Revellers are encouraged to “get ready for a night filled with energetic beats and epic DJ sets that will keep you dancing all night long.”
Just last month a 16-year-old British girl was raped in Crete when she left her parents to use the bathroom in a bar.
Cops quickly launched a manhunt for the suspect, a 28-year-old man.
The young Brit reported the rape to the local police department and said the perpetrator vanished after the attack.
After going through CCTV footage from the venue and other bars in the area police were able to identify the man.
