A 20-year-old woman is suing Starbucks after her 24-year-old supervisor, Tim Horton, allegedly made ‘sex demands’ at work.
According to abcnews.com, Kati Moore claims that Horton, made regular demands for sex when she started working at Starbucks at the age of 16. Horton allegedly sent hundreds of text messages, including one which read, “I’d like to f--- tomorrow.”
"I felt like I didn't have a choice," Moore confessed to ABC News."I was ashamed and embarrassed. And I felt like he had complete control over my job.”
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After Moore’s mother found out what was happening between her daughter and Horton, she immediately notified prosecutors who then laid criminal charges against him. Horton claimed he didn’t know Moore was only 16 and pleaded guilty to charges of illegal sex with a minor. He served four months in prison.
Moore says her other supervisors and managers were aware of what was happening but did nothing to stop it. Moore has since sued Starbucks for not responsibly protecting the young barista from Horton.
Starbucks executives refused to comment, but released a statement which said “These two employees concealed their relationship from Starbucks, which violated company policy. We are confident that the case will ultimately be resolved finding that Starbucks is not at fault.”
