The incident involving Louise Ogborn at a Mount Washington, Kentucky, McDonald’s in 2004 is a harrowing case of psychological manipulation authority bias
The caller was eventually identified as David R. Stewart, a former ambulance driver with a history of similar calls. He had targeted fast-food restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels across several states, convincing managers to strip-search female employees using the same fake authority. In 2006, he pleaded guilty and received a five-year sentence.
A 20-year-old TV SCREEN flickers with static.
A jury awarded Ogborn $6.1 million in damages ($1.1M compensatory, $5M punitive) in 2007.