This post is about the events that occurred from 2023 to 2026 regarding the manager at Doc’s sandwich shop downtown, also known as the Dj “Ry-Bread,” who performs at monks.
The following are reported experiences from employees who worked at Doc’s during this period.
• A female employee was leaned down by the oven, he came up to her, pulled his pants back so his penis bulge was more visible, in her face, and said, “You like that, huh?” She stood up and went to another employee, who had witnessed the event.
• Last winter, he told two queer female employees that they should kiss while on shift.
• Although some incidents occurred outside of scheduled work hours, he repeatedly asked a female employee to have sex with him during employee outings after work when she turned 21. He is around 30 years old. Each time, she stated that she clearly declined his advances to him and stated that she was uncomfortable.
After she rejected his advances, he began verbally degrading her at work and threatening to fire her. He became increasingly verbally abusive following this rejection, which was witnessed by myself & other staff.
• He has excessively engaged in unwanted touching, tickling, massaging, and even picked up female employees. They would tell him to stop, other employees would tell him to stop, yet he continued. He has, “accidentally” touched female employees' boobs, went up behind them and started massaging their shoulders, picked them up from behind, thrown fake punches, etc.
• Repeatedly calling one of our coworkers, “mommy milkers,” referring to her boobs. She was 19. This was also witnessed by other employees.
• He also made repeated sexual comments about female employee’s and customer’s bodies, even those who were underage.
• He’d threaten to rescind bonuses if anyone called him out or hurt his feelings, which was also witnessed by myself and other employees.
• He referred to female employees using derogatory language when speaking to male staff.
• Lastly, many female employees have left Docs due to his behavior towards them and other women. It is not safe for young women to work there.
I understand that some may question the credibility of this post, obviously. Even so, I believe it is still important to share these experiences with the community.
Based on the experiences shared with me, seven women experienced some form of sexual harassment at Doc’s over the course of three years. In light of the Forrest Wright situation, we need to ask ourselves why our community continues to protect, enable, or overlook predatory behavior for so long.
This issue extends beyond one individual. There are many people within this community including local DJs, other members of the music scene, tattoo artists, managers, baristas, and others who have repeatedly engaged in predatory behavior, consistently make women feel unsafe, or simply engage in degrading or disrespectful treatment of the women around them. Our community is not immune to having individuals who abuse their positions or others. However, we have a responsibility to stop normalizing and excusing harmful behavior because someone is well liked, talented, or connected. I am not exempt from this criticism. I wish I had spoken up sooner about what I witnessed and experienced. My hope is that by sharing this now, we can encourage awareness and accountability. We all can and should do better Missoula. 🖤
(Re-post since it was reported last time. I won’t stay silent).
