Several cheerleaders for the Washington NFL team revealed to The New York Times on Wednesday that their jobs often take them off the field and into sexually charged situations with men who sponsor the team.

The report adds to the growing pile of evidence that NFL cheerleaders across the league are forced to work under unfair conditions, and, as suggested by the women who spoke to the Times, often beyond the confines of their jobs on the football field.

During a 2013 calendar photo shoot trip to Costa Rica, the cheerleaders said, the team invited a group of all-male sponsors and FedExField suite holders to watch the squad members pose topless or in nothing but body paint for their photos.

After one 14-hour working day on the trip, the cheerleading director told nine of the women that some male sponsors had picked them to be personal escorts at a nightclub that night. The directors request did not appear optional, they said.

So get back to your room and get ready, the director told them. Several of them began to cry.

They werent putting a gun to our heads, but it was mandatory for us to go, one of the cheerleaders said. We werent asked, we were told. Other girls were devastated because we knew exactly what she was doing.

The cheerleaders noted that their escorting duties did not require them to have sex with the men.

Stephanie Jojokian, the squads longtime director and choreographer, dismissed the suggestion that the club night was mandatory. The team issued a statement stating that the cheerleaders are contractually protected to ensure a safe and constructive environment.

The team confirmed to the Times that the cheerleaders were paid nothing for the weeklong trip, though their transportation costs, meals and lodging were covered.