Tsk tsk. American Apparel’s founder Dov Charney is in a bit of a pickle once again this time for sexually assaulting one of his employees. Because we haven’t heard that one before. Apparently, Dov told one of his female employees who worked in one of his stores when she was 17 that when she turned 18 she would have to have sex with him if she wanted to advance in the company. The girl was so shaken by him that she was admitted to a hospital for having a nervous breakdown. When she told Dov this, his harassment increased, making the girl work longer hours with no additional pay.
On her 18th birthday, the female employee went to Dov’s apartment to find him in his underwear. He forced her to give him oral sex twice. She was held prisoner in the apartment for several hours and forced to perform additional sex acts for Dov. She is suing him for $260 million in damages, arguing that the victim has suffered serious psychiatric issues due to the attacks.
Of course American Apparel’s response to the lawsuit has been that the female employee who has since resigned, is engaged in an illegal conspiracy to extort money from the company. Not sure how many times these girls need to cry wolf before someone actually believes this man is a scumbag.
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