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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Atlanta Braves' outfielder Andruw Jones is expected to testify Wednesday in the federal racketeering trial about receiving sexual favors from strippers paid for by the owner of an Atlanta strip club, a source told CNN.

The source said Jones will describe an incident in which owner Steve Kaplan met the baseball player at the Gold Club and took him to a room at the Hotel Nikko. Jones is expected to testify that strippers from the Gold Club were waiting in the room and performed sexual favors for him, and that Kaplan paid them afterwards.

Jones, who has declined to comment publicly on the incident in the past, would be the second well-known athlete to testify in this trial. Monday, basketball star Patrick Ewing testified dancers at the Gold Club performed oral sex on him on two separate occasions, both times while Kaplan was in the room.

On both occasions, he said, he was told that payment for the dancers had been "taken care of."

As for Jones' testimony, defense attorney Bruce Morris told CNN that as of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, the baseball player's name was not on the witness list for Wednesday.

Prosecution plays tape

Meanwhile, a tape of a conversation Kaplan had with one of his dancers was played in court Tuesday by prosecutors attempting to show that the owner knew of illicit activity at his club. The recording was full of expletives and sometimes unintelligible comments. The 1998 conversation was secretly recorded by law enforcement officers.

On it, the dancer, identified as Amy Allen, told Kaplan, "I know you know what goes on in here, and I don't care."

A series of exchanges followed and then Kaplan said, "You know what, there are times that ballplayers have come in this club and I might've done something stupid every once in a while. But if you think that ... customer comes in here and ... having sex with a girl and I am ... condoning it, you're out of your mind, OK?"

Replied Allen, "Then I'm out of my mind."

Kaplan is on trial for racketeering, facilitating prostitution, extortion, money laundering and other federal charges. Also on trial are six others associated with the club or linked to organized crime. No sports figures are charged with any criminal wrongdoing in the case.

Dancer breaks down in tears

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Earlier in the day, a former dancer at the club broke down on the stand as the defense grilled her about inconsistencies in her testimony regarding sexual encounters at the club.

"I can't remember," Jana Pelnis, the former dancer, repeated as a defense attorney pressed her for details about alleged sexual acts at the club. Pelnis testified Monday that she participated in several sexual acts at the club with professional athletes.

Under redirect by the prosecution, Pelnis explained why she did not tell a 1999 grand jury much of what she said on the stand.

"Because I was embarrassed. ... A lot of things I did, I didn't want to remember," she said.

Despite turning state's evidence, Pelnis said she never meant to hurt Kaplan.

"Mr. Kaplan did a lot of good things for me. He helped me a lot. I didn't want to hurt him. That was not my intention," she said.

Former World Championship Wrestling figure Eric Bischoff testified Tuesday that he and a professional wrestler once went to the club's VIP room, where dancers joined them and performed sexual acts.

On another occasion, Bischoff said, he went to the club with his wife and the two left with Pelnis. The trio then went to a hotel room for a sexual encounter.

"That is a bit of blur," Bischoff said. Using Pelnis' stage name, he said, "I think it was between my wife and Frederique."

Bischoff said that on some visits to the club, the management picked up all charges.

Pelnis said she was paid $200 by Bischoff's wife and $800 by Kaplan for the 1999 encounter.

CNN Correspondent Brian Cabell and Investigative Correspondent Art Harris contributed to this report.

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A former dancer at the Gold Club broke down on the stand Tuesday as the defense grilled her about inconsistencies in her testimony regarding sexual encounters at the club.

"I can't remember," Jana Pelnis, the former dancer, repeated as a defense attorney pressed her for details about alleged sexual acts at the club. Pelnis testified Monday that she participated in several sexual acts at the club with professional athletes.

Under redirect by the prosecution, Pelnis explained why she did not tell a 1999 grand jury much of what she said on the stand.

"Because I was embarrassed. ... A lot of things I did, I didn't want to remember," she said.

Gold Club owner Steve Kaplan is on trial for racketeering, facilitating prostitution, extortion, money laundering and other federal charges. He is accused of paying his dancers to have sex with celebrity patrons. Also on trial are six others associated with the club or linked to organized crime. No sports figures are charged with any criminal wrongdoing in the case.

Despite turning state's evidence, Pelnis said she never meant to hurt Kaplan.

"Mr. Kaplan did a lot of good things for me. He helped me a lot. I didn't want to hurt him. That was not my intention," she said.

Former World Championship Wrestling figure Eric Bischoff testified Tuesday that he and a professional wrestler once went to the club's VIP room, where dancers joined them and performed sexual acts.

On another occasion, Bischoff said, he went to the club with his wife and the two left with Pelnis. The trio then went to a hotel room for a sexual encounter.

"That is a bit of blur," Bischoff said. Using Pelnis' stage name, he said, "I think it was between my wife and Frederique."

Bischoff said that on some visits to the club, the management picked up all charges.

Pelnis said she was paid $200 by Bischoff's wife and $800 by Kaplan for the 1999 encounter.

Monday, basketball star Patrick Ewing testified dancers at the Gold Club performed oral sex on him on two separate occasions, both times while Kaplan was in the room.

On both occasions, he said, he was told that payment for the dancers had been "taken care of