Teen sues Burger King because of strip search
By Shannon Tan, the Indianapolis Star

A former Burger King worker filed a federal lawsuit against her employer Wednesday over a prank call that led a supervisor to strip-search her.

According to the suit, the employee, then 15, was working part time at a Burger King in Pendleton on Dec. 17 when a caller claiming to be a policeman asked if there was a girl working the front counter.

The caller told the supervisor he was investigating the alleged theft of a purse by an employee. Following instructions from the caller, the supervisor, who is not a defendant in the suit, allegedly told the teen to remove all of her clothes.

Part of the search was conducted in front of a male co-worker, and other employees could see into the room, according to the lawsuit.

The supervisor was asked by the caller to describe the girl's hair color and length, as well as her tan lines. Read more