A bouncer at a Coon Rapids bar is charged with raping one patron and attempting to rape another patron in the bar that same night, according to the Star Tribune1:
Russel W. Ruzin, 37, of Brooklyn Park, was charged Monday with criminal sexual conduct in the first and third degrees and attempted fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Ruzin is accused of pulling a 22-year-old woman into a dark bathroom next to the bouncer’s stand at Rapids Bar and Grill early Saturday, pushing her against a sink and raping her during what was the bar’s final day of business.
Bar Liability for Bouncer Conduct
PritzkerOlsen attorney Eric Hageman has represented people injured by bouncers. He had this to say about Russel Ruzin’s alleged sexual conduct and the bar’s liability:
“This kind of egregious misconduct – two separate allegations in one night – raises questions about whether this bouncer had been engaging in a pattern of conduct of which the bar should have been aware. Someone capable of actions like these obviously should have never been placed in any sort of position of authority.“
If you have been sexually assaulted or injured in any way by a bouncer at a Minnesota bar, contact Eric for information about your legal rights and bar liability: 612-338-0202, 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free) or submit our free consultation form.
Reference:
1. Paul Walsh, Bar bouncer faces rape charges, Star Tribune, March 4, 2009.
