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A downtown Vancouver nightclub hit with an $18 million civil suit over an alleged sexual assault is punching back with a suit of its own, claiming the plaintiff is an opportunist using the #MeToo movement to extort money.

Twelve West, a club on the Granville Strip, alleges Yoshnika Shah is trying to take advantage of public concern over sexual harassment and assault to extort money from the club, according to a suit filed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.

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Twelve West denies Shah’s allegations the club attempted to cover up her alleged sexual assault on its property on Oct. 23, 2015.

“Ms. Shah knows that her claim against Twelve West is no more than a collection of falsehoods crafted to obtain compensation,” Twelve West claims in the suit. “This is unlawful.”

It alleged Shah is liable for committing the torts of abuse of process, civil fraud (extortion) and intimidation.

Shah filed the suit against the night club and an alleged assailant on Oct. 18, 2017.