Even assuming the agency girl does not pay a portion of the condo or hotel room cost then numberswise independent is the way to go. The agencies don't screen at all (as far as I know).
There is no doubt that all women would rather keep every dollar that that a client pays her, who wouldn't. But there are many women who have tried and have gone back to agencies. On the other hand many others have not. It is definitely not easy to be an independent. Agencies do screen by the way, maybe not all of them but I know many that do. I have known women who will not work for a certain agency or locations due to clients they know frequent the agency. Their biggest fear is having to see a big spending client of the agency against their wishes.
In regards to the original question of the thread, don't think for a second that the owner of Cupids didn't know what she was doing. Was she wrong? I cannot say yes or no for sure as I know (like everyone other guy who has commented here, unless of course you were the offending party) very little of what actually happened. You know it had to start with a very upset woman who was the victim of her client. Yes she was a VICTIM. Cupids has had thousands of clients over the years and what their client did has probably happened many times previously with him and others. Eventually there is a breaking point, and rightfully so, IMO, the offending client was outed. He severely broke the rules of the women he was seeing. Did he regret it at the time? Probably not since he most likely did this previously with no real consequences. Does he regret it now? I am sure that he does especially if it affects him personally or professionally. For everything that Terb and Twitter are, I can't see what has been discussed here or in Twitter having a huge impact on Cupids business. They did what they think is right and they will have many supporters from their clients and more importantly, the women who work with them. If what they did loses them some business, that is a small price to pay for supporting the women who are with them. Now if this hits the mainstream media (newspapers, cable, radio), then that is a different story. If it ever does it would be interesting to see what others think of the situation.
The rights of the guy in question were forfeited once he sexually assaulted the women. Sure call the Police and bring attention to all those involved (client, SP, agency etc....). If this was an outcall situation, can you imagine if it was reported to the Police and they arrive at his house to question and arrest him, possibly in front of his wife and children? Even if at a hotel the Police would still visit the client at his home since Cupids knows where he lives. Cupids made the conscious decision to deal with this client in the way they did. If I were him, I would think twice about ever doing it again. And just hope to God it doesn't make it to the mainstream news outlets, especially if it turns out that he is guilty. On the other hand, maybe that would be the best thing for women in the industry. Illegal actions have consequences and it doesn't matter if the offence is with a civilian or sex worker. Sexual assault is a crime.
