A smarmy chef at an elite Manhattan social club whipped up some sexual harassment with a side of foul language for one waitress, a lawsuit charges.
From the moment Alina Borgovan started working at the Union League Club in Murray Hill, chef Jacques Thiebeult peppered her with insults and sent lewd messages through co-workers, begging her to have sex with him in exchange for money, the suit says.
Even worse, the Manhattan suit for unspecified damages claims, a supervisor cornered Borgovan in the kitchen and touched her breasts before she was canned for filing a grievance.
“They sexually harassed her and threw her away like day-old bread. They deserve their just deserts,” said Borgovan’s attorneys, Matthew Blit and Russell Moriarty.
Thiebeult did not return a call for comment, and Union League board member Stephen McAllister declined to comment.