Posted: 4:38 pm EDT August 10,
2009Updated: 11:29 am EDT August 11,
2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman who played Minnie Mouse at Walt Disney World says she was groped by a man while on the job. Eyewitness News learned that the man on trial accused of battering her is a 60-year-old grandfather.The young woman says she was greeting children in "Toon Town" at the Magic Kingdom when the man groped her."Well, he just came at me. He came at me and grabbed my breasts," she stated in court.IN COURT: See Images | Watch Video Prosecutors say the victim in the case could not call for help because she would have been fired if she spoke while in costume.Brittney McGoldrick says she'll never forget the sound of a laugh."It was a creepy laugh. It was just a real creepy, creepy laugh," McGoldrick said.McGoldrick says the laughter was from 60-year-old John Moyer.On June 7, the Pennsylvania grandfather was visiting Walt Disney World with his family. On that day, McGoldrick was on the job as Minnie Mouse. She claims that during a photo session, Moyer grabbed her breasts and rear end. In court, she nearly broke into tears as she described what happened."I was doing everything I could to get his hands off my breasts. So, I did everything I could and pushed them down," she described.Moyer was arrested that day and charged with battery. There are pictures snapped by a Disney photographer that prosecutors say caught the attack on film.However, the defense insists the snapshots show nothing and McGoldrick was hammered for not calling for help or waving the "Disney distress signal" when a character is in trouble.But the woman never broke character and claims she would lose her job if she had."If I got the crap beat out of me, I have to go along and say nothing ever happened. That's part of the Disney integrity. We have to."Defense witnesses were taking the stand Monday afternoon. Eyewitness News learned that Moyer will likely testify.
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Man Accused Of Groping Woman Playing Minnie Mouse
Posted: 4:38 pm EDT August 10, 2009Updated: 11:29 am EDT August 11, 2009
IN COURT: See Images | Watch Video
Prosecutors say the victim in the case could not call for help because she would have been fired if she spoke while in costume.Brittney McGoldrick says she'll never forget the sound of a laugh."It was a creepy laugh. It was just a real creepy, creepy laugh," McGoldrick said.McGoldrick says the laughter was from 60-year-old John Moyer.On June 7, the Pennsylvania grandfather was visiting Walt Disney World with his family. On that day, McGoldrick was on the job as Minnie Mouse. She claims that during a photo session, Moyer grabbed her breasts and rear end. In court, she nearly broke into tears as she described what happened."I was doing everything I could to get his hands off my breasts. So, I did everything I could and pushed them down," she described.Moyer was arrested that day and charged with battery. There are pictures snapped by a Disney photographer that prosecutors say caught the attack on film.However, the defense insists the snapshots show nothing and McGoldrick was hammered for not calling for help or waving the "Disney distress signal" when a character is in trouble.But the woman never broke character and claims she would lose her job if she had."If I got the crap beat out of me, I have to go along and say nothing ever happened. That's part of the Disney integrity. We have to."Defense witnesses were taking the stand Monday afternoon. Eyewitness News learned that Moyer will likely testify.
Copyright 2009 by wftv.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.