Dollar Tree dragged into revolting lawsuit as women reveal details of sex attacks inside San Diego store

Nypost · Aug 09, 2026 · 529 words · By Nina Joudeh

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Dollar Tree dragged into revolting lawsuit as women reveal details of sex attacks inside San Diego store See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google Three women allegedly had semen wiped or ejaculated on them while shopping at the same Southern California Dollar Tree, sparking criminal charges against a US Marine and a lawsuit accusing the chain of leaving customers…

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The three encounters were reported over two weekends in March 2025 at the Dollar Tree on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “at least 11 women nationwide — including the three who reported incidents in San Diego — have alleged similar encounters inside Dollar Tree stores”

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Dexerto and other reports mention that the lawsuit alleges at least 11 women nationwide have been targeted as part of this trend, including the San Diego victims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States (U.S.) and several other countries. The U.S. Coinage Act of 1792 established the dollar as the ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States one-dollar bill has been the lowest value denomination of United States paper currency since the discontinuation of U.S. fractional currency notes in 1876. The obverse shows the firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_one-dollar_bill

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States two-dollar bill (US$2) is a current denomination of United States currency. A portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States (1801–1809), is featured on the o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill

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Claim 2: “Three women allegedly had semen wiped or ejaculated on them while shopping at the same Southern California Dollar Tree”

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Multiple independent web sources report that three women were sexually targeted at a single Southern California Dollar Tree, leading to criminal charges against a U.S. Marine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of January 2024, Dollar General operated 20,388 stores in the contiguous United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_General

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dollar Tree, Inc., formerly known as Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., is an American multi-price-point chain of discount variety stores. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, it is a Fortune 500 (sometimes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_Tree

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is an American variety store chain founded in 1959 by Leon Levine in Charlotte, North Carolina. With over 8,000 locations in all states except Alaska and Hawaii, it was once…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Dollar

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Claim 3: “A 22-year-old locally based US Marine has since been charged with misdemeanor lewd conduct and misdemeanor sexual battery in connection with the three incidents”

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Three separate web sources confirm that a 22-year-old U.S. Marine based in the area was charged with misdemeanor lewd conduct and misdemeanor sexual battery in connection with the three incidents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Port of San Diego is a seaport on San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. Established in 1962 by an act of the California State Legislature, it operates as a self-supporting special district and a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_San_Diego

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, next to the Mexican border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego Marine was a shipbuilding company in San Diego, California. In order to support demand for ships during World War II, San Diego Marine built minesweepers and sub chasers. San Diego Marine wa…
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Claim 4: “The affidavit claims videos of such incidents have appeared on pornography websites and it has become so notorious it has spawned “a SoundCloud track, cryptocurrency coin and custom Pokémon card.””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic search results for 'affidavits', 'SoundCloud', and 'ChatGPT prompts'. No specific evidence was provided that confirms the existence of a SoundCloud track, crypto coin, or Pokemon card related to this specific case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Draft an affidavit stating any specific claim or fact.Please respond in {INPUT THE OUTPUT LANGUAGE HERE, E.G., ENGLISH}. I want you to write in a legal writing style. Your writing should be highly for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Free SoundCloud downloader — paste a link, get MP3 320kbps with cover art and ID3 tags. No signup, no ads, no install. Go+ tracks and geo-unblocking supported.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover and play over 320 million music tracks.Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Please download one of our supported browsers.
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Claim 5: “one of the women is suing the company in San Diego Superior Court”

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Multiple sources confirm a woman has filed a lawsuit against Dollar Tree in the San Diego Superior Court.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego–Tijuana is an international transborder agglomeration, straddling the border of the adjacent North American coastal cities of San Diego, California, United States, and Tijuana, Baja Californ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -⁠SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California

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Claim 6: “The three encounters were reported over two weekends in March 2025 at the Dollar Tree on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego”

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While other claims confirm the San Diego location and the number of victims, the specific dates ('two weekends in March 2025') and the specific street ('Clairemont Mesa Boulevard') are not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, although the general city is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silver Dollar City is a 61-acre (25 ha) theme park in Stone County, Missouri, near the cities of Branson and Branson West. The park is located off of Missouri Route 76 on the Indian Point peninsula o…
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Claim 7: “Dollar Tree has denied all of the allegations in the lawsuit.”

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The source 'Dollar Tree dragged into revolting lawsuit as women reveal details of...' explicitly states that 'Dollar Tree has denied all of the allegations in the lawsuit.'

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web search NEUTRAL — The suit also alleges a supervisor repeatedly used racial slurs, including the N-word and the word “boy” in the workplace, and that the restaurant failed to take corrective action.
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/06/03/taste-philly-denie…

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web search NEUTRAL — Denies all allegations; countersuing for defamation. What Annie Altman Says Happened. Annie Altman alleged in her lawsuit that the sexual abuse began when she was three years old and her brother was 1…
https://allaboutlawyer.com/annie-altman-lawsuit-sam-altman-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hajdini has denied all allegations, and the bank says an internal investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing. The lawsuit, which includes new claims and witness statements, is ongoing and has drawn…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-did-the-lawsuit-say-hap…

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Claim 8: “The woman suing Dollar Tree said she sought surveillance footage from the Clairemont store after her alleged encounter but was told by a manager the camera covering the aisle was not working.”

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Multiple sources report that the plaintiff was told by a store manager/clerk that the camera covering the aisle where the incident occurred was not working.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dollar Tree sued because men are using the store for the "Dollar Tree Gooner" trend, where they wipe s*men on women in the store. According to the lawsuit, at least 11 women have been s*xually assault…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/dollar-tree-sued-after…

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web search NEUTRAL — Store Security Under Scrutiny. The lawsuit alleges that Dollar Tree's cost cutting measures have left stores vulnerable, claiming that when Jane Doe reported the assault to a store clerk, she was told…
https://www.latestly.com/us/dollar-tree-sued-over-gooner-ass…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dollar Tree faces a lawsuit after a man allegedly ejaculated on a woman while she was shopping inside a store on Dec.
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/we-got-another-one-woman-say…

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.