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CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Minnesota teen files complaint against Buffalo Wild Wings, says employee harrassed her in bathroom over gender
A young woman says a Buffalo Wild Wings employee harassed her in the bathroom of an Owatonna, Minnesota, restaurant. Eighteen-year-old Gerika Mudra says this incident happened back in April. She says she felt uncomfortable the moment she walked in. The situation escalated inside the women's restroom when a female server allegedly banged on the stall door and shouted at Mudra. "She came in yelling, 'This is a women's bathroom, the man has to get out,'" said Mudra in a pre-recorded interview with her attorneys. "I was just like, 'I am a girl,' and she was like, 'You need to get out now.' So, I showed her like, I am a girl, and she just walked out and didn't even apologize or anything." Desperate to end the harassment, Mudra felt forced to show she has breasts. Now, with the help of Gender Justice, a nonprofit firm, Mudra filed a discrimination complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights against the national restaurant chain. Sara Jane Baldwin represents Mudra and says they are not just asking for accountability and an apology but demanding change to policies. "See them commit to doing better, commit to creating a culture and workplace where people aren't subject to this harassment and discrimination," Baldwin said. State law prohibits discrimination in public services, but advocates say incidents like this are happening more often, and they're urging people to get to safety first and to reach out for help. "Sharing these stories is important. People hear this, not abstract concerns but real concerns happening in our communities," said Kat Rohn, OutFront Minnesota Executive Director. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights declined to comment on the complaint because state law prohibits it from discussing open cases. WCCO reached out to Buffalo Wild Wings but has not heard back.
CBS News
01-07-2025
- CBS News
Man accused of recording victim in restroom, using pepper spray at Miami-Dade Home Depot, MDSO says
A man is facing charges after being accused of recording a victim in a Southwest Miami-Dade Home Depot bathroom stall and then pepper-spraying him when confronted, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Sheldon Lewis Beck, 23, faces charges of video voyeurism and battery following his arrest on June 30. Investigators said the incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on May 14 at the store located in the 13800 block of SW 288th Street. Incident began inside store restroom, victim says According to an incident report, the victim entered the men's restroom at the store and began walking toward the handicap stall at the end. As he passed an adjacent stall, the victim observed a fully naked, heavyset Black man with his hands near his private area and the stall door open. The victim entered the handicap stall and noticed a black cellphone with three vertical camera lenses pointed at him from the adjacent stall, appearing to record. When the victim confronted the man, he allegedly apologized and said, "I will delete it." The victim ran from the bathroom to alert store management but maintained visual contact with the bathroom exit. Shortly after, the same man exited the restroom. The victim pointed him out to management as the person who had recorded him. At that point, according to the report, the suspect produced a large can of pepper spray and sprayed the victim in the face and body before walking out of the store with the can in hand. Suspect identified by uniform and store manager Store associates recognized Beck, as an employee of the Burger King located next door to the Home Depot. Beck was wearing a Burger King uniform at the time of the incident, police said. A Burger King manager later confirmed Beck's identity after viewing closed-circuit footage of the incident. Beck allegedly bit deputy during arrest processing Investigators said they located Beck at his home on June 30. Officers reported seeing Beck sitting out front and arrested him without incident. During his transport to the Miami-Dade South District Station, Beck refused to speak with detectives and became hostile, the report states. Deputies recovered a cellphone from Beck that matched the device allegedly used to record the victim. While being processed, Beck allegedly bit a deputy on the left wrist and forearm.
