'Dollar Tree Gooner' Lawsuit Reveals Women Were Targeted in Stores With Inoperable CCTV Cameras
The suit says at least 11 women nationwide reported similar assaults, and lawyers allege broken cameras and thin staffing enabled the conduct.
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'Dollar Tree Gooner' Lawsuit Reveals Women Were Targeted in Stores With Inoperable CCTV Cameras
A civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that a retail giant failed to maintain operable CCTV security cameras, leaving female shoppers nationwide vulnerable to a disturbing digital harassment phenomenon known as the 'Dollar Tree Gooner' trend. Attorney Alreen Haeggquist, representing a survivor identified as Jane Doe, revealed that perpetrators have actively targeted women in stores by exploiting broken surveillance systems and…
Warning: This story describes incidents of sexual assault. SAN DIEGO — Dollar Tree is a discount store, but according to reports from across the country and a lawsuit filed in San Diego, it has become a place where, according to lawyers, disturbed men are involved in a nationwide trend of sexual assaults. The incidents, known as "gooning," in which men ejaculate or smear semen on women, are occurring nationwide and include up to five cases in Sa…
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