McDonald’s worker awarded €4.3m

A US jury last night awarded €4.3 million to a woman who said she was forced to strip and perform sex acts in a McDonald’s back office at the command of a hoax caller posing as a police officer.

Louise Ogborn, 21, sued the fast-food giant, accusing it of failing to warn her and other employees about the hoaxer, who had already struck at other McDonald’s stores and other fast-food restaurants across the United States.

Ms Ogborn, who had been seeking €100 million from McDonald’s, said she was forced to undress, endure a strip search, and perform sex acts on herself and her then-assistant manager’s fiance in the back office of the McDonald’s restaurant.