That's what the owner of Fantastic Kids Toys on Third Avenue in New York City told one of his managers. Apparently, the owner of the swanky Upper East Side children's toy store was slapped with a lawsuit accusing him of forcing one of his managers into a master-slave sex relationship. How could that happen? Wouldn't that be considered rape? Shouldn't a master-slave sex relationship be consensual? Just wondering.
So, 26-year-old Amanda Reyes, a former manager at Fantastic Kids Toys, alleges that her boss, Steven Reis, fired her after she tried to get out of having regular rough-sex sessions with him. Attorneys for Reyes claim she was "forced to engage in an ongoing sexual relationship with the sixty-something shop owner that included increasing acts of rough sexual activities like hitting, slapping, spitting and biting" in exchange for employment and rent. Reyes tried to break off the relationship when she began dating a New York City police officer back in June, but she claims that Reis demanded that she meet 'twice a week for those sexual encounters' and refused to take 'no' for an answer.
Reyes was hired at $10 an hour back in December 2010 and was promoted to store manager around the time that their master-slave sex relationship began around March 2012. Her attorney alleges that Reyes and the married Reis played sex games that included 'role-playing and simulations of sorts.' The encounters would take place at Reyes' apartment as part of her compensation since he was paying her rent among other expenses. Reyes, a single mother trying to take care of her young child, says she felt "totally and completely manipulated and taken advantage of." She allegedly lost her $60,000-per-year job in August when she tried to break off the relationship with Reis.
Okay, without trying to sound mean; where I come from, any women who has a sexual relationship with someone for rent money, a job and other expenses, is usually called a WHORE, or a concubine. The way I see it, Reyes seemed to have let this go on for a little bit, which makes it seem that she was okay with it. The sexual relationship apparently started happening in March and she wanted to end it in August? That's five months! If there was a problem and you didn't want this type of relationship, it shouldn't have gone more than a few days! There are other jobs and toy companies out there for you. The fact that she stayed there for five months only leads me to believe that she actually liked what was going on until she met her new boyfriend. Why sue if you chose to stay? There was no gun to your head and there was no abuse involved. At least no abuse was reported. Something smells suspicious here and I'm curious how this case turns out.
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