Posted on 07/06/2016 11:08:57 AM PDT by Gamecock
Mye Brindle, a housekeeper for Joe Rogers, former CEO of the Waffle House restaurant chain, was indicted on Friday, for allegedly trying to extort millions of dollars from her boss. Her lawyers, John Butters and David Cohen, were charged as well. According to the Associated Press, all three were indicted for secretly videotaping Brindle and Rogers having sex in Rogers’ home, and then trying to blackmail him with the recording.
Brindle and her attorneys claim that Rogers had been sexually harassing and abusing her for years. The attorneys’ spokesman, Brian Robinson, said, “These indictments re-victimize the woman who dared to tell the truth about her powerful abuser and smear the attorneys who represented her.”
In 2012, Brindle sued Rogers for sexual harassment, claiming that for almost a decade, he forced her to engage in sexual acts against her will to keep her job. Rogers admitted to having a sexual relationship with Brindle, but said it was consensual.
Court records show that Brindle recorded a video and 15 audio recordings of her encounters with Rogers, all without his knowledge. Brindle also reportedly kept a towel with Rogers’ DNA on it. Records indicated that the video, made with a spy camera Brindle received from a private investigator, did not show that Brindle did anything against her will.
Secretly recording someone in their bedroom is considered eavesdropping, which is a felony in Georgia. Brindle, Butters, and Cohen are all charged with conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit unlawful eavesdropping, and eavesdropping, each facing a sentence of up to five years of incarceration.
Waffle House Ping?
Yikes, I would have paid instead of letting people knew I hit that.
Was Mister Rogers married at the time?
I realize that jobs as a maid are highly competitive, and hard to come by, so I understand her willingness to put up with the sexual harassment for years... /sarc
Where are the records? They’re very valuable.
for almost a decade, he forced her to engage in sexual acts against her will to keep her job
Yeah, because there aren't any other housekeeping jobs to be had in the lower 48 states. And she certainly had zero escape opportunities over an entire decade.
Gotta wonder how lawyers can lie with a straight face.
Then you'd have to not only pay the blackmail, but also seek psychiatric help.
Guilty
Such a happy looking child!
another article said affair lasted 8 years, when he was first separated, then single, then remarried
In a civil proceedings, if the plaintiff loses, the plaintiff lawyer should pay 50% of the amount. At least the amount to cover the defendant’s legal fee. THAT is the true tort reform.
The guy was beyond stupid to go anywhere near sex with an employee. It sounds like she was looking for a sexual harassment payday. He didn’t play along and settle to make it go away, so they upped the ante. Now, they’ve gone too far and incriminated themselves. A pox on the lot of them, they’re all in the wrong.
Looks like she was also diverting a good bit of inventory for personal use.
Give this lady a salon appointment, a long nap and a few funny jokes to laugh at, and she will have some potential to be a walking, talking Charm Machine! Oh, and don’t forget the Blueberry Pancakes, Canadian Sausage Platter, on the house. That also boosts the mood.
There’s a Schwarzenneger maid joke in here somewhere...
Guilty plus scary eyes to boot.
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