Joker-mask-wearing suspect and two others accused of raping woman who refused drink at Georgia bar

A woman alleges that she was raped by a man wearing a Joker mask and two others after refusing a drink at a bar in Georgia, according to a police report.​The alleged incident unfolded at a Halloween event at Duke's & Dottie's, a self-described “High-Energy Country Bar & Dance Club,” located in Athens – about 70 miles from Atlanta.​The 20-year-old woman told Athens-Clarke County police that she had been in the bar from 11 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday when she met the man in a Joker mask, according to an arrest report reviewed by WSB-TV.​The woman declined when the man offered her a drink and, as she walked towards the bar, she was dragged into the bathroom by the masked individual, the report states. Once inside, she was raped by the man and two others who were waiting inside.​The Independent has contacted Duke's & Dottie's and Athens-Clarke County police for comment on the alleged incident.A woman says that she was raped by a man in a Joker mask and two others at Duke's & Dottie's in Athens, Georgia (Google Street View)​Police records reviewed by Fox 5 Atlanta stated that the men also took the woman’s purse, which was worth around $100, along with her iPhone 16 Plus, which was worth around $800.​Staff were unable to find the phone, and she did not disclose the attack to employees, but eventually confided in a friend who drove her to a Barrow County hospital. She met Barrow County deputies at around 4 a.m. on Sunday.​Miles Peck, an Athens local, told Atlanta News First that he hopes an investigation is carried out into the incident.The woman told Athens-Clark County police that one of the men was wearing a Joker mask (Google Street View)​Peck has also launched an online petition calling for the venue to be stripped of its liquor license, arguing thatDuke's & Dottie's, as well as the town, have become associated with “an alarming culture of unchecked drunkenness and abuse.”​“We recognize that business owners have a right to operate their establishments; however, they also have a responsibility to foster environments that do not contribute to public health issues or endanger the welfare of their patrons,” the campaign page reads. “The problem is not solely with the individuals who enter these places, but also with the systemic negligence of allowing such a culture to exist without question.”​The petition has racked up over 3,500 signatures as of the time of publication.