A sick steakhouse manager in Georgia was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a teenage female employee. 

Daniel Barrios Catalan, 46, the co-owner and manager of Latin Flavors in Winder, was arrested on March 7 for allegedly providing the 18-year-old staffer with alcohol after her shift and escorting her to a private area of the restaurant on March 1, police said.

‘At one point the victim became heavily impaired to the point of losing consciousness,’ the Winder Police Department said. 

In the early hours of the morning, Catalan drove the unidentified victim to his home, police added. 

Police started to investigate Catalan after a mandated reporter from a local hospital informed the department that the teen came there for treatment, according to authorities. 

Latin Flavors took to Facebook to address the alleged incident on March 27 claiming Catalan ‘does not belong to Latin Flavors.’ 

‘Our staff and restaurant have nothing to do with Mr. Barrios’ actions. We condemn all violence and hope that justice is done,’ the restaurant said. 

‘Mr. Daniel B. does not belong to Latin Flavors,’ the eatery added. 

Daniel Barrios Catalan, 46, the co-owner and manager of Latin Flavors in Winder, was arrested on March 7 for allegedly kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old female employee

He allegedly provided the staffer with alcohol following her shift and then escorted her to a private area on March 1. Catalan then drove her home to his home early the next morning

Catalan faces one count of kidnapping and one count of rape and was booked into Barrow County Jail. 

‘This investigation is active and ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Barrow County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution. No further information will be released at this time,’ authorities said. 

It is unclear how long Catalan worked at the restaurant. DailyMail.com contacted Latin Flavors and the Winder Police Department for comment. 

In February 2024, a McDonald’s franchisee had to pay more than $4 million to the family of a 14-year-old girl who was assaulted by her manager. 

Walter A. Garner, a registered sex offender, pleaded guilty in 2021 after he harassed and assaulted a teenage girl in a McDonald’s restaurant bathroom in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

The unidentified victim was 14 when she started her job at the Bethel Park restaurant in October 2020. Four months later, Garner became her manager. 

He started sexually harassing the girl almost immediately, using sexual innuendos, touching her, and telling her that he wanted her ‘to be his happy meal,’ according to the lawsuit obtained by Triblive.

Latin Flavors took to Facebook on March 27 and told followers ‘Mr. Daniel B. does not belong to Latin Flavors’ 

In mid-February 2021, Garner followed the girl into the bathroom during a break, took off her uniform and raped her, the lawsuit alleges.

Garner was already a lifetime registered sex offender at the time, after he was convicted and served in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2003.

‘How is it that a convicted, registered sex offender is permitted to be hired to manage 14- to 17-year-old girls at a McDonald’s?’ Alan Perer, the victim’s lawyer, said during a news conference announcing the settlement. 

The lawyer said at his offices in downtown Pittsburgh: ‘The facts of our case are horrific. There is no amount of compensation to account for lost innocence and trauma.

‘For a company to allow a known sex offender to have access to and control over young teens turns America’s best first job into a nightmare for those teens.’