A former waitress was awarded $ 1million eight years after her nightclub owner boss was convicted for sexually abusing and forcibly touching her in a storage closet at work . Nicole Slama , 30 , was working at the now-shuttered New York club Quo in December 2007 when her employer , Gary Malhotra , told her he wanted to talk to her about a job opportunity at a new venue . That 's when Malhotra pushed Slama into the closet , blocking the door with his body , and offered the waitress cocaine before asking if he could snort a line off her body , Salma 's lawsuit claimed . Slama said that , after she declined , Malhotra then complimented her backside before telling her ' I want to sniff it off your a** ' . Malhotra then grabbed her backside and chest and , according to the suit , told Slama he would sniff cocaine off her breast as she cried out for him to stop . Slama said that , after she continued to resist , her boss said she had to let him snort a line off her shoulder 'because you work for me ' and then slipped off one of her tank top 's straps . He then shook cocaine on Slama 's shoulder and 'snorted the line ' off it before he 'began licking her shoulder and neck , ' according to court papers . Slama said she tried to push her boss away the entire time but he was 'much larger and overpowered her ' . It was n't until Malhorta left for a cigarette break that Slama said she was able to sneak out and report the incident to police . Malhorta was convicted of sexual abuse , harassment and forcible touching in 2009 . He was sentenced to five days of community service , according to the New York Daily News . In 2010 Slama filed a $ 3.5million civil suit against her former boss , suing him for sexual harassment and mental anguish . But Malhorta delayed Slama 's case for years because he claimed he was going to appeal the criminal conviction . After the deadline to file an appeal passed , Slama was able to win a default judgement against Malhorta in 2013 . Slama told the New York Daily News she was 'relieved ' that 'this long battle has finally come to an end . ' 'It has been a long and emotional road , ' she said . Slama is now a restaurant manager in a Manhattan hotel . She said she is proud that she stood up for herself and other victims and was relieved Malhotra was held responsible for his actions .
Nicole Slama , 30 , was working at New York club Quo in 2007 when her boyfriend Gary Malhotra pushed her into a storage closet at work . She said that , after she declined to do drugs with him , he forcibly grabbed her backside and apologized . Slama said Malhotra then told her she had to watch him snort cocaine off her shoulder ' because you work for me ' Malhotra was accused of sexual abuse , harassment and forcible rape . Slama filed a $ 3.5 m civil suit against him in 2010 , which he delayed for months because he feared he was going to appeal the criminal conviction .