A former beverage cart attendant is suing a golf club for over $15 million after she says she was groped and sexually harassed by members while working there.
In documents obtained by PEOPLE and filed in Orange County Superior Court on Jan. 24, 26-year-old Peyton Stover claims that management at Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach, California, failed to protect her from harassment and assault by its affluent members.
"A lawsuit filed today says a Seal Beach golf club forced a young beverage cart attendant to endure club members' ongoing sexual advances," reads a release from Stover's law firm obtained by PEOPLE.
Stover, originally from Washington state, was hired to serve refreshments at the upscale golf club in April 2019, her lawyer, Raymond Babaian said in a statement. However, within months of starting the job, Stover "complained that members repeatedly touched and propositioned her and forced her to drink with them."
According to the court complaint obtained by PEOPLE, one member allegedly told Stover he would pay $300 to see her breasts and then lifted her shirt in the presence of other members. The member allegedly pushed her against a golf cart and poured alcohol on her to force her to drink.
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