McDonald's Strip Search Scandal

On November 10^th, 20/20 aired a shocking story about a teen girl who was strip searched by her bosses at McDonald’s. The manager was told to do this by a fake cop on the phone. What’s worse is that it was all caught on video. (watch 20/20 video clip)   

The manager of the McDonald’s left a non-employee, her fiancé,  to watch the girl and he made her do humiliating things as ordered by the person on the phone. First of all, you only get stripped searched in jail. Why would a fast food manager think it's ok? McDonald’s mailed a response to 20/20 stating, “This malicious hoax was perpetrated by individuals who do not represent our brand...” This all happened a few years ago, but the story just aired.

The person behind the calls, had been making calls like this for years, but they didn’t have enough evidence to find him guilty. Wow, what a crazy story. How does a company like McDonald’s handle this kind of publicity? The girl in the video is suing for $200 million. How do you fix something like this? Advertising won't help. Read the full story.

Comments

[The Sarcasticynic]

She'd rather be a victim of sodomy than to humiliate herself by appearing in public for the fifteen seconds it would take her to run to her car wearing only an apron. Now that makes sense.

[The Sarcasticynic]

After posting that, I realized she had no keys, but still, it seems odd she'd do that rather than running out screaming.

[Luis Carranza]

She could have made a bigger fuss about it, but she was barely 18. Seemed like she was acting much younger. The sad part is that everyone in that situation was old enough to know better.

[JGuevara]

Check out the link to this blog. It's by the woman who was the paralegal on this case. McDonald's has done some evil stuff to the people involved in this case. I'm never eating there again, and I'm telling everyone I know about this. I stand behind Miss Ogborn 100% and hope her lawsuit punishes McDonald's and their lawyers.

http://im43foramoment.blogspot.com

[Krystal]

You know you are all critaizing this girl and you wouldn't even begin to know what it would be like to be in the situation. don't you think that she wanted to leave ... he mind wanted desperatlly not to be there but her body just wouldn't move ... it's like you are disconnected ...mind and body aren't working together and you are watching these horrible acts take place. And for the rest of her life she will be disgusted by the fact that this happened to her. Maybe next time try having more compassion for a victim, excuse me for a survivor

[Esplendido]

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[carol]

McDonald's has been sanctioned in this case for witholding discovery. Read all about it!

[Erin]

Her attorney is stupid. He is trying to say Mcdonalds had a duty to inform its employees of this hoax going around. HELLO!!! Remember when everybody was getting those big 'certified' checks with endorsements from Oprah, GM and the like. The people that chose to cash the checks or 'fall victim' to it couldn't sue Oprah or GM now could they - NO!! You can't hold a company responsible for something they have no control over period!!

[cindy]

I am outraged that the manager of McDonalds would recieve anything other than a longer jail sentence. She should have assulted that little girl as well. Her actions were inexcusable and disgusting . If I was the parent of that little girl, I would have beat that woman down for ever putting my daughter in such a position to begin with. Why in the world anyone would listen to someone over the phone like that, it's ludicrous. That manager is nuttier than a fruitcake and moreso responsible for what happened than the man. What is wrong with this country and it's judicial system?

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[Apalled]

Everyone involved should be shot, what an embaressing display of passive, ignorant animal behaviour. Is this what passes for human? We need to start holding higher standards.

[Me]

Watch Milgram's and Zimbardo's experiments and realise it could have been anyone (as it had been with at least 60 other people who were fooled by this man) even you!

[Sherif Hedayat]

My Vlog on what I thought of this lawsuit. Some explicit language included!