A woman is suing the owners of a Bangor Wendy’s, alleging she was sexually harassed and assaulted when she worked there as a teenager.
When she worked at Wendy’s at 56 Mall Blvd., she was subjected to sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 9, in Penobscot County Superior Court. She was then retaliated against after reporting the actions, the lawsuit said.
The woman is suing Legacy CP Maine, LLC, which owns the Wendy’s, and Jacob Flynn, a coworker who allegedly repeatedly sexually harassed her. The lawsuit asks a judge to award back pay, unspecified damages, a declaration that Legacy CP violated the Maine Human Rights Act and a declaration that Flynn committed civil assault and battery.
Legacy CP did not respond to a request for comment. Contact information for Flynn could not be found.
The woman was 17 when the sexual harassment and assault started at work, her attorney John “Jack” Baldacci, Jr., said.
“She did what a young employee should be able to do — report it — and she alleges that afterward her hours were cut dramatically,” Baldacci said. “This case is about accountability and ensuring young workers can report sexual harassment without being punished for speaking up.”
The woman’s father filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission on her behalf as she was a minor in February. The organization later issued a right to sue on Oct. 5, the lawsuit said.
The woman started working at Wendy’s in March 2025. In the months after she started, Flynn allegedly made threats to sexually assault the woman while the two of them were working alone near the dumpsters, the lawsuit said. It added that he would frequently touch her butt in close work areas and jab her in the ribs.
When the woman told Flynn to stop the conduct, he would temporarily before resuming, the lawsuit said.
On Dec. 20, Flynn intentionally grabbed the then-teenager’s breast, the lawsuit said. She immediately reported it to a coworker and Legacy management, the lawsuit said. Another coworker saw the groping and also reported it.
A shift leader contacted Bangor police after the woman made the report and an officer did interviews, the lawsuit said. Security camera footage in the area was unusable because the lens was coated in residue, the lawsuit said.
Flynn was not suspended by Legacy management after the report and the two were still scheduled on overlapping shifts, the lawsuit said.
Two other young female employees reported inappropriate conduct from Flynn, the lawsuit said. Legacy said that harassment is investigated promptly and thoroughly but the woman disputes that.
After the woman reported the harassment her working hours were reduced by about 50%. Then on Jan. 27, 2026, the woman was called into a meeting with a supervisor to allegedly talk about attendance and dress code, the lawsuit said.
The supervisor told the woman she could leave if she wanted, and she said she was uncomfortable at work because of management and harassment. That supervisor told her to clock out and leave, which she did, the lawsuit said.
She messaged another boss, believing she had been fired and that boss said the other supervisor didn’t have the power to terminate employees, the lawsuit said.
Legacy told the woman the meeting and the reduced work hours were because of her attendance issues, dress code and that she said she was looking for another job, the lawsuit said. However, those explanations are pretextual and the decline only started after she made the harassment report.
The company retaliated against the woman for making a legally protected report, the lawsuit said.