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A Brooklyn woman who celebrated her birthday at what was once a notorious \u201csex spa\u201d in Queens went home with a nasty gift that kept on giving, a lawsuit alleges.<\/p>\n

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Cleopatra Brown spent her 62nd birthday at Spa Castle in College Point on July 30 with her family, enjoying the 22-pool bathhouse with the not-so-family-friendly reputation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The celebration was soured within days when the US Navy veteran developed a serious bacterial infection on her right leg and foot, according to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Aug. 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brown suffered from cellulitis \u2014 an infection of the deep layers of skin that causes itching, swelling and pain, she claimed in the filing. Cellulitis occurs when bacteria enters cut, scraped or cracked skin. <\/p>\n

She blames the facility for not properly sterilizing its robes and towels, as well as failing to thoroughly clean its locker rooms, floors and pools. <\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s infection was caused by the spa, \u201cfailing to maintain its business in a reasonably safe manner given the attendant circumstances; in failing to test it\u2019s hot tubs and pools; in improperly testing it\u2019s hot tubs and pools; in failing to keep disinfectant levels at safe range,\u201d the filing states. <\/p>\n

The Brownsville resident served in the Navy for six years from 1982 to 1988, was honored in the and is an ordained minister. Her lawyer, Michael B. Palillo, declined to comment on the case.\u00a0Brown is seeking unspecified damages.<\/p>\n

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Spa Castle has had a raunchy reputation in the past.<\/p>\n

During two visits in 2016, The Post observed a frisky free-for-all \u2013 with patrons roaming naked, groping each other and having underwater sex.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a big problem with customers having sex in the pools, and the management doesn\u2019t know how to handle it,\u201d an anonymous staffer said at the time.\u00a0Brown\u2019s lawsuit didn\u2019t mention any shenanigans.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s Health Department shut down the spa for about two months in March 2016 after a 6-year-old girl almost drowned when her hair got caught in one of the pools\u2019 filters, saying the facility was \u201cnot following safety standards.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2014, an 84-year-old spa-goer was found dead at the bottom of an outdoor hot tub. An autopsy revealed he died of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spa Castle and the city\u2019s Health Department did not return a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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