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Chipotle Worker Gropes Teenager in Restaurant Closet, Police Say

November 11, 2015 5:51pm | Updated November 11, 2015 5:51pm
A Chipotle worker forced his 17-year-old coworker into a closet and forcibly touched her, police said.
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MIDTOWN —  A Chipotle worker forced his 17-year-old coworker into a closet, kissed her and grabbed her buttocks at the chain's 48th Street location in Midtown, police said. 

The suspect, whose name and age were not released, pushed a young female employee into a closet at the Chipotle restaurant located at 129 W. 48th St on Nov. 6 at 11:45 p.m, according to the NYPD. 

He then shoved her up against the wall and started kissing her and fondling her, police said.

The girl begged the man to stop but he wouldn't until another employee entered the closet, officials said.

A manager deferred comment to Chipotle's corporate headquarters, which did not immediately return an request for comment.

No arrests had been as of Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

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