Bartender sues LA’s Soho House claiming boss drugged, raped her

A bartender at a swanky members-only club in downtown LA has filed a bombshell lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped by her supervisor — who she claims once told her “you’d be pregnant by now” if they had met sooner.

The woman, identified in court papers as Jane Doe, sued Soho House and supervisor Leonard Marcelo Vichique Maya in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, accusing them of sexual harassment, retaliation, and other claims tied to her employment at exclusive Soho Warehouse.

According to the complaint, reviewed by the LA Times, Doe began working as a bartender at Soho House restaurant Berenjak in September 2025.

Almost immediately, she alleges, Vichique Maya subjected her to “repeated sexual advances and unwelcomed physical touching.”

The suit claims he made “numerous comments” about her looks, propositioned her to be his “hook-up buddy” — remarks allegedly made within earshot of coworkers, according to the court documents.

After about two weeks, Doe says she reported his conduct to two male managers, including the club’s floor manager and food and beverage director, but “neither took any semblance of corrective or investigatory action.”

Her attorney, Nick Yasman of West Coast Trial Lawyers, blasted the company in a statement.

“This is as egregious an instance of callous corporate indifference to workplace sexual violence that anyone can experience,” Yasman said.

The complaint alleges the situation escalated following a September 13 “team-bonding” event.

Doe claims she became disoriented after drinking with colleagues, blacked out and later awoke naked in Vichique Maya’s apartment.

“Paralyzed and speechless despite her consciousness slowly returning, Plaintiff was condemned to simply watch in horror as [sic] MARCELO repeatedly raped her inanimate body,” the suit states.

Doe says she reported the alleged assault the next day.

According to the filing, her general manager told her “these things happen between coworkers” and later said, “I have a restaurant to run; I can’t have it blow up on me,” when she insisted she could no longer work with him.

Despite informing three managers she had been “raped,” Doe alleges she continued to be scheduled alongside Vichique Maya. After filing a complaint with human resources in December, she says she was placed on indefinite leave while he remained on the job.

A month later, she was told her report was “uncorroborated” and he “would not be disciplined.” She resigned in February.

Founded in London in 1995, Soho House has expanded to dozens of locations worldwide and counts high-profile investors, including Ron Burkle and Ashton Kutcher.

The company went private last year in a $2.7 billion deal involving Apollo Global Management. The Post reached out to Soho House for comment.

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