McDonald’s Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit for Allegedly Employing Registered Sex Offender Who Assaulted Teen Worker

HEARNE, Texas — A legal battle is unfolding as McDonald’s and its franchisee, McKinney Restaurant Management, are being sued following allegations that they employed a registered sex offender who subsequently assaulted a teenage co-worker. The lawsuit centers around the claims that Eric Price, a 28-year-old convicted sex offender, was negligently hired at a McDonald’s location in Hearne, leading to the assault of a 15-year-old female employee. Price, previously convicted of sex crimes involving minors, is currently serving a 40-year sentence for this latest offense. Official records detail his prior convictions, including a case in 2014 … Read more