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The former beverage director for award-winning restaurants Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana pled guilty to four felony charges of secret peeping Friday.

state of North Carolina versus Jordan Hester. The found numbers air 20 CRS to 10 one, 33 and 210134 Mr. Willis. Mr Di Start. How does your client plead? Toe four counts of secret peeping. Hey, pleads guilty to this charge. All right, You're only be seated. Mhm by Madame Clark, if you please affirm Mr Hester. Main standing, please, sir. Are you able to hear and understand me? Yes. You understand? You have the right to remain silent. Any statement you make may be used against you. What's the highest level of education you've completed, sir? College. Are you now using or consuming alcohol, Drugs, narcotics, medicines, pills or any other substance Person? Medicine? Yes, sir. Was the last time you used that? What is the medication you're using? That's been the vaccine toe ended present, sir, But in any way interfere with your ability to understand what we're doing here today. Does it in any way interfere with your ability to make important life decisions? Leave your mind is clear and you understand what you're doing at this hearing. How long have you been using that medication? Um, roughly here, sir. all right that those answers were not on the play. Do you mind if I go ahead and start, please? Heart has been explained to you by your attorney. Do you understand the nature of the charges in every element of each charge? Yes, sir. Have you and your attorney discussed the possible defenses, if any, to the charges? I understand you have a right to plead not guilty and have your case tried by a jury. You understand that at that jury trial, you'd have right to confront and cross examine the witnesses against you? You understand that by your play, you give up these and other important constitutional rights to a jury trial. Do you understand? If you're not a citizen of the United States, your plea of guilty may result your deportation from this country, your exclusion from a mission to this country or the denial of your naturalization under federal law to understand. But on a conviction of a felony, you may forfeit any state licensing privileges you have in the event. Your province? Uh huh. On a plead Guilty. Their limitations on your right to appeal. Understand that you plead guilty. May impact How long any biological evidence related your case will be preserved. Do you understand that you are guilty to four counts of secret peeping by installing or using a photo device? You understand that those offenses carry a combined maximum punishment of 96 months now personally, plead guilty to the fences I just described. Are you, in fact, guilty? Yes, I understand that you have a right during a sentencing hearing to prove to the court the existence of any mitigating factors that may apply to your case. Yes, sir. I understand that courts have approved the practice of plea agreements and you could discuss any agreement you have with me without very my disapproval. Yes, sir.

Former Brewery Bhavana director pleads guilty to secret peeping

After briefly opening for takeout service in September, award-winning restaurants Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana are reopening again - this time under new management. 

Brewery Bhavana, Bida Manda reopen with new management 

Three months after allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace conduct, Brewery Bhavana and Bida Manda has a new CEO. 

Brewery Bhavana, Bida Manda owners step away from leadership roles, new CEO named

Three months after allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace conduct, Brewery Bhavana and Bida Manda in downtown Raleigh will reopen their doors Friday for curbside pickup. 

Months after management controversy, Brewery Bhavana, Bida Manda reopen for curbside pickup

Beverage director Jordan Hester and co-owner Vansana Nolintha have been accused of sexual misconduct, as current and former employees went public via social media.

RIGHT NOW. SLOANE. THANK YOU. >>> NEW INFORMATION ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT AT TWO POPULAR DOWNTOWN RALEIGH RESTAURANTS. VAN, ONE OF THE OWNERS OF BREWERY STEPPED AWAY FROM HIS LEADERSHIP ROLES AND NOW WE KNOW ANOTHER MANAGER HAS BEEN LET GO FROM THE COMPANY. BEVERAGE DIRECTOR WAS LET GO. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE RESTAURANT TOLD US TODAY, WRAL SPOKE WITH MORE FORMER EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR OBSERVATIONS OF THE CULTURE THERE. >> IT BEGAN WITH A SATURDAY FACEBOOK POST. IN IT, SARAH, WHO WORKED FOR A BREWERY IN 2018, DESCRIBED A CULTURE OF MISCONDUCT AT THE AWARD WINNING RESTAURANT. FOUR DAYS LATER, ITS CO-OWNER STEPPED AWAY FROM LEADERSHIP AS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION LOOKS INTO ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND MORE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. >> I WAS GROPED BY A SERVER IN THE RESTAURANT. >> THIS HAPPENED TO HER WHEN SHE TRIED TO HELP AN INTOXICATE SERVER INTO AN UBER. >> HE SLIPPED HIS ARM UNDER MY BREAST AND AT THAT POINT, I JUST PUSHED IT DOWN AND SAID, YOU KNOW, NO, THAT'S NOT OKAY. >> SHE IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND HE RESPONDED X SHE SAYS, BY TALKING TO THE EMPLOYEE WHO LATER APOLOGIZED BY TEXT. THEN ASKED ME TO REMAIN SILENT ABOUT THIS. >> I WAS CONTINUED TO FEEL LIKE I WAS WORKING IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD. >> SINCE HER POST, MORE THAN A DOZEN CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES TOLD WRAL, HE ENGAGED IN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUNGER MALE EMPLOYEES. TWO FORMER BARTENDERS TOLD ME HE TOUCHED THEM WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION AND MADE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS TO THEM REGULARLY. >> IT STARTED WITH LITTLE COMMENTS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUSTIN, YOU LOOK REALLY HOT TODAY, AND SORT OF WENT FROM THERE TO MORE OVER, SORT OF TOUCHING. LIKE YOU KNOW, TOUCHING YOUR ARM. >> JUSTIN SAYS HE REPORTED THE BEHAVIOR TO A MANAGER AFTER ONE INCIDENT IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. >> A MAN STARTS RUBBING MY SHOULDERS WHILE I'M USING THE BATHROOM. AND SORT OF TALKING INTO MY EAR AND SAYING, ARE YOU GOING TO COME OUT AND AFTER PARTY WITH US? >> AFTER HE CAME FORWARD, HE HAD HIS HOURS CUT AND HE WAS FIRED, AS WAS DYE. THAT FITS A PATTERN OTHER EMPLOYEES DESCRIBE TO WRAL OF A CULTURE OF SILENCED. WE REACHED OUT FOR A COMMENT ON THESE ALLEGATIONS, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO RESTAURANT CO-OWNERS, HIS SISTER, AND  PATRICK WOODSON, SAYING THEY TAKE THE ALLEGATION SERIOUSLY AND WILL FOLLOW THE FACTS WHEREVER THEY LEAD. >>> THAT WAS LENA REPORTING. WE HAVE ALSO REACHED OUT TO JORDAN, BUT SO FAR, HAVE NOT

Brewery Bhavana, Bida Manda employees detail owner's inappropriate behavior

Another manager 'let go' from Brewery Bhavana, Bida Manda

A co-owner of two award-winning downtown Raleigh restaurants has stepped away from his leadership position at both places after allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace conduct.

more than a dozen current and former employees detailed incidents to WRL involving Van No Linda or his employees. And they told us within the two restaurants know Linda had a reputation for unnecessary touching and fostering a culture where people did not feel comfortable coming forward to speak. This afternoon, two former employees shared encounters with Nolan tha that they described as sexually inappropriate. In some cases, the descriptions were graphic, but we've selected portions of the interviews that are appropriate. Take a listen. We would be like a circle talking and he might have his hand on my back. Or there'll be lots of massages, like not necessarily that weekend, but just all the time. He was known to be fairly hanzee. It started with, like, little comments, Um, like, uh, you know, Justin, you look really hot today. I like your shirt when you roll those sleeves up or, you know, like, unbutton your shirt a little bit some summer time. Um, and then it sort of went from there to mawr over, sort of like touching, like, you know, uh, touching your arm like, why are you have you been working out lately? And like no not really like. It's just, you know, sort of felt like a weird sort of excuse to, you know, engage in that in touch. And Moretto tells me, When he spoke up about one graphic encounter to another manager, his hours were cut and then he was fired. In line of the allegations, restaurant co owners Van Visa, Nolan Tha, his sister and Patrick Woodson released a statement saying Olimpa has stepped away from his leadership position. It reads, in part quote, We take the sexual harassment allegations and conduct complaints for both restaurants very seriously, and have decided to bring in an independent third party to investigate allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct to ensure the integrity of this investigation. We have asked Van Newlin tha to step away from his leadership position within both companies. Now WRL did leave a message with Melinda, but we have not heard back. I also spoke to the woman who first brought what the's former employees have called an unsafe work environment. Toe light. We will share that interview with you tomorrow for more details on this story, including to hear from or people describing instances of inappropriate behavior, head to our website wrl dot com. Back to you

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