Post by Logan on Jul 3, 2016 4:04:04 GMT -6
Macy's taunted, detained and extorted Hijab-wearing Muslim shopper: Lawsuit
A Manhattan woman is suing Macy's after she says she was wrongfully accused of shoplifting from the Herald Square store and pressured into paying a fine while detained in a store holding cell and being taunted for her Muslim garb.
Samya Moftah, 53, an Egyptian-American living on the Upper West Side, says the incident happened when she went to return shirts and decided to keep the garments for family members, DNAinfo reported. But on her way out she purchased a few other items, the report said. As she exited the store, Macy's staff allegedly grabbed her and detained her in a holding cell for several hours while at times mocking her Hijab.
Moftah's case joined forces with another lawsuit filed by Cinthia Orellana, who said a similar incident happened to her in 2015. As a result of the class action suit, a New York Judge has ordered that Macy's refrain from detaining and fining suspected shoplifters.
According to the suit, two Macy's employees brought Moftah to a detention cell in the basement and patted her down.
Read more: www.metro.us/new-york/macy-s-taunted-detained-and-extorted-hijab-wearing-muslim-shopper-lawsuit/zsJpfD---FB8c11UKxqXOs/
A Manhattan woman is suing Macy's after she says she was wrongfully accused of shoplifting from the Herald Square store and pressured into paying a fine while detained in a store holding cell and being taunted for her Muslim garb.
Samya Moftah, 53, an Egyptian-American living on the Upper West Side, says the incident happened when she went to return shirts and decided to keep the garments for family members, DNAinfo reported. But on her way out she purchased a few other items, the report said. As she exited the store, Macy's staff allegedly grabbed her and detained her in a holding cell for several hours while at times mocking her Hijab.
Moftah's case joined forces with another lawsuit filed by Cinthia Orellana, who said a similar incident happened to her in 2015. As a result of the class action suit, a New York Judge has ordered that Macy's refrain from detaining and fining suspected shoplifters.
According to the suit, two Macy's employees brought Moftah to a detention cell in the basement and patted her down.
Read more: www.metro.us/new-york/macy-s-taunted-detained-and-extorted-hijab-wearing-muslim-shopper-lawsuit/zsJpfD---FB8c11UKxqXOs/