Man Accused of Taping Hooters Applicant
WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A man who worked for the Hooters restaurant chain, known for its scantily clad waitresses, is accused of secretly videotaping job candidates while they changed into uniforms.
Juan Aponte, 32, was arrested Friday for investigation of secretly recording and photographing nearly 200 women and girls, ages 17 to 25, between November and February when they applied for work at a Hooters restaurant that was under construction, police said. He is being held in the city jail on $500,000 bail.
Aponte is also being sued by five women who said he invaded their privacy and touched some of them while taking photographs of them as they tried on the Hooters uniform of low-cut tank tops and tight shorts.
The lawsuit, which also names the Hooters of America, as a defendant, seeks unspecified damages.
Aponte's attorney could not be reached for comment.
At the time the lawsuit was filed in March, Hooters spokesman Mike McNeil said the alleged videotaping was ``one person acting outside the scope of company policy.''
05/15/04 02:35
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for what he has done...by invading the privacy of many young women by manipulating a business to his own personal gratifications....ughhhh!
Good one! 