Jury selection is underway in the sex tape lawsuit filed by the chairman of Waffle House against his former housekeeper.
Joe Rogers Jr. argues that Mye Brindle invaded his privacy when she secretly recorded them engaged in a sexual act.
Rogers has maintained the sexual relationship was consensual. But Brindle said she feared she would be fired if she rejected Roger’s advances.
The legal fight between the two has been ongoing for about seven years.
In April 2018, a Fulton County Superior Court jury found Brindle and two of her lawyers not guilty on criminal charges of unlawful surveillance.
Brindle said attorneys David Cohen and John Butters encouraged her to make the tape to have evidence of her allegations.
The recording was legal, the lawyers said, because Georgia is a “one party consent” state, meaning only one person needs to be aware of the recording.
The civil trial, stemming from a lawsuit initially filed in 2012, is taking place in Cobb County Superior Court. The Waffle House chain is based in Gwinnett County.
In addition to invading his privacy, Rogers alleges Brindle conspired against him, intentionally inflicted emotional distress and breached a confidential relationship, among other allegations.
Brindle said Rogers, as her employer, sexually harassed her for years and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
After the criminal trial, lawyers involved said because there’s a different standard of proof in civil court, the not guilty verdict may not carry much weight in this trial.
Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday.
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