STUART — A former employee of McDonald’s is suing the fast-food giant claiming she was sexually harassed while working as a cashier at the restaurant on Southwest Lost River Road.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Crystal Neely claimed she was hired as a cashier in February 2008 but soon after “she was subjected to sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from a co-worker.”

Neely alleged the harassment included the co-worker telling her “let me kiss you,” “I love you,” and grabbing at her breasts, the lawsuit states. When Neely complained, she alleged in the lawsuit, “nothing was done.”

She also claimed she was discriminated against because she had psoriasis, a non-contagious inflammatory skin disease.

Danya Proud, a spokeswoman at McDonald’s USA LLC in Illinois said they haven’t seen Neely’s lawsuit but said they take such matters “very seriously.”

By TCPalm staff

VERO BEACH - A Vero Beach man faces a domestic violence charge after authorities said he assaulted his girlfriend with a cheeseburger. An Indian River County Sheriff’s Office arrest report said a 22-year-old man and his girlfriend got into an argument as they sat in a car in front of their home.

The report said the man would not let the woman out of the vehicle, so she threw his drink out of the car. In response, the man allegedly grabbed her arm and smashed the cheeseburger into her face. The pair got out of the car, and authorities say the man again took the McDonald’s sandwich and put it on her face.

The man was released on $1,000 bond Wednesday.

Associated Press