*A Michigan woman who alleges she was racially profiled at Target and forced to strip is seeking legal action against the corporation.
Ashanea Davis of Southfield, Michigan said a Target loss prevention employee handcuffed her and accused her of stealing a bikini.
Davis says she was taken to a back room, where she was forced to strip to prove she was not hiding the garment beneath her clothing. Only after stripping was she permitted to leave the store. Now, she has lawyered-up and Target has reportedly fired the employee involved in the humiliating incident.
“To obtain her freedom she then has to pull up her shirt with two male employees at target to prove she hasn’t stolen a bikini top and then she has to pull down her pants to prove she hasn’t stolen a bikini bottom. And only then would they let her leave target,” attorney Jasmine Rand said.
Check out the news report about the incident via the clip above.
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“At first I was in shock, of course, and it was just very humiliating,” Davis said. “I felt degraded. It was sad. I was very upset.”
Davis and her lawyers, Jasmine Rand and Maurice Davis, plan to pursue legal action against Target Corporation including race and gender discrimination.
“Someone needs to be held accountable and it shouldn’t happen to anyone else,” Davis said.
In a statement to WXYZ Target representatives said, “We want everyone who shops at Target to feel welcomed and respected and take any allegations of mistreatment seriously. We’re sorry for the actions of our former team member, who created an experience we don’t want any guest to have at Target. Upon reviewing our team’s actions, we terminated the team member who was directly involved and are addressing the situation with the security team at the store.”
