- Tresel Huffman, 25, was arrested on Sunday after he ‘forcibly touched’ a female coworker at a Wendy’s in Pompano Beach, Florida
- The woman was able to break free from the freezer that Huffman allegedly followed her into after he failed to get an erection
- He has been charged with sexual battery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery by strangulation
A Wendy’s employee was arrested after he ‘forcibly touched’ a female coworker inside the fast food restaurant’s cooler.
The alleged incident occurred on Sunday morning at the 1800 block of East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Tresel Huffman, 25, followed the woman into a cooler and proceeded to grope her as she tried to push him off.
The incident only came to an end when the suspect failed to get an erection and the female worker was able to break free, run across the street and call the police, the warrant stated.
Tresel Huffman, 25, was arrested on Sunday after he ‘forcibly touched’ a female coworker at a Wendy’s in Pompano Beach, Florida
Huffman was arrested and charged with sexual battery, kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery by strangulation. He was taken to the North Broward Bureau detention center and is being held without bond.
Huffman followed the female into the work cooler and started to touch her buttocks as she told him to ‘get away’ as he ‘forcibly’ pushed her against the freezer door, according to the arrest warrant.
As the victim put up a fight, Huffman allegedly proceeded to pull her shirt down and grabbed her breasts and told her that she was ‘so attractive’ and that ‘it’s not going to take long.’
Deputies said that he then put his arm around the female’s neck and choked her before he pulled his and her pants down.
After reviewing surveillance footage, authorities said that they witnessed Huffman place a box in front of the camera that face the cooler.
The manager of the location told detectives that all employees are aware that blocking cameras is strictly forbidden.
The incident only came to an end when the suspect failed to get an erection and the female worker was able to break free, run across the street and call the police, the warrant stated
‘The safety of our employees will always be our top priority. We will do whatever we can to work with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation,’ RKR Restaurants, the franchisee who owns and operates Wendy’s told NBC6.
According to the warrant, Huffman was ‘inconsistent’ in his interview with police. A Broward County Sheriff’s detective noted that the suspect claimed that ‘he hadn’t touched a box in a month’ and that the encounter was consensual.
Online inmate information revealed that Huffman is currently pending trial for the ‘heinous crime,’ a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.
‘Sexual harassment is an issue that deserves special mention,’ the company’s code of conducted stated on their website.
‘Per guidelines issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when the conduct creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.’
