This Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 photo provided by the Warren County Sheriff's Office shows Jonathan LaRock. LaRock, the owner of the nation's last Howard Johnson restaurant has been charged with sexually abusing or harassing more than a dozen female employees of his Lake George, N.Y. business. (Warren County Sheriff's Office via AP)
October 12, 2017 - 5:04 AM
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - The owner of the nation's last Howard Johnson restaurant has been charged with sexually abusing or harassing more than a dozen female employees of his upstate New York business.
The Warren County Sheriff's Deputy announced Wednesday that 65-year-old Jonathan LaRock was arrested on charges of sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Deputies say the investigation started last week after a 17-year-old girl told police she had been sexually harassed by LaRock while working at his eatery in Lake George, a popular Adirondack tourist destination 55 miles (88 kilometres) north of Albany.
Police say he sexually harassed about 15 female employees ranging in age from 14 to 43 over a one-year period.
LaRock is being held pending arraignment Thursday. It couldn't be determined if he has a lawyer.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017