Royal Spa owner denies allegations

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A day after I-Team 8 revealed the owner of Indianapolis-based Royal Spa has been accused of sexual harassment involving an alleged "swinging" lifestyle, the owner is speaking out through his attorney.

And it turns out Bob Dapper, owner of Royal Spa, sued the ex-employee making those allegations several months ago, claiming slander. The allegations against Dapper are false, his attorney said.

Dapper is a familiar face in Indianapolis, thanks to the commercials he does for his company Royal Spa. But on Thursday, former Royal Spa executive Kevin Roessler filed a 10-page federal lawsuit against Dapper. The lawsuit claims Dapper insisted Roessler get him an invite to so-called "swingers" parties – and threatened to fire him if he didn't.

The lawsuit also claims that Dapper displayed aggressive behavior toward Roessler's wife, demanding sexual favors. When he complained about what was going on and hired an attorney, he was fired, Roessler claims in the lawsuit.

But a lawsuit filed by Dapper against Roessler six months ago tells a much different story.

That lawsuit claims Roessler owed Dapper $2,000 for a personal loan and owed Royal Spa more than $8,000 for a spa and gazebo. The lawsuit also claims Roessler threatened Dapper, saying he would publicize what was going on and tell the media about it unless Dapper paid off the Roesslers.

Dapper's attorney provided 24-Hour News 8 with a copy of the lawsuit against the Roesslers. But he would not speak on camera. We also reached out to the Roessler's attorney, but he did not return our calls.