Lawsuit alleges Houston KFC manager sexaully assaulted teen employee

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - A group of Houston attorneys have filed a lawsuit against KFC alleging sexual assault of a former teen employee.

That suit alleges the general manager of a Houston KFC had sex up to 50 times with a 16-year-old female employee.

The filing claims that manager took the teenager to a hotel and even had sex with her in a dumpster outside of KFC.

Kentucky Friend Chicken issued a statement to Fox 26 saying that manager hasn't worked for the company in a year. 

The company says while their priority is to keep employees safe, they can not comment on pending litigation.

The alleged victim,  now 19 years old,  has filed a criminal complaint against the manager with the Houston Police department.