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Union Square Starbucks Barista Accuses Supervisor Of Relentless Sexual Harassment
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Published Mar 4, 2014
Modified Mar 4, 2014
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A Starbucks barista alleges that she was groped and harassed as well as cornered in a stairwell and pressured to have sex by her supervisor, all while management ignored her complaints.
23-year-old Emily Feliciano is suing her former bosses at a Union Square Starbucks after she says they repeatedly ignored her complaints about her supervisor, Anthony Nunez. According to the lawsuit, Nunez directed a variety of sexually demeaning language at Feliciano and once allegedly told her that he was going to "fuck her raw."
“I told the (store) manager. I felt he would protect me. But he never did anything," Feliciano told the Daily News.
Nunez allegedly cornered Feliciano on the stairwell twice, even after Feliciano complained to management. Nunez kissed Feliciano on her neck and pushed himself up against her, demanding sex, only stopping when Feliciano began to scream, the lawsuit claims. So Feliciano began taping encounters with Nunez, but when she replayed the audio to her manager, she says the manager yelled at her for recording a co-worker.
“We have zero tolerance for harassment in our workplace,” a Starbucks spokesman told the Post. “We take these types of accusations seriously, but we are unable to discuss them in detail because this involves pending litigation.”
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Max Rivlin-Nadler has been a contributor to Gothamist since 2013. He has also reported for the New York Times, NPR, and The Intercept. His years-long investigation into New York City's arcane civil forfeiture laws led to a series of reforms which altered a practice that had been taking millions from poor communities for decades. Recently, he brought back a surfing habit from a few years on the west coast, and would love to see you all out in the Rockaways.
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