A lawsuit filed in Harris County accuses an Aramark employee at NRG Stadium of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy in a restroom during a Houston Texans football game on Dec. 14. The employee was arrested following the incident and is awaiting trial. 

Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services of Texas LLC and ASM Global Parent Inc., which manages the Harris County-owned NRG Park, are defendants in the case along with Ushay Nixon, an Aramark employee, whom police are charging with indecency with a child and attempted aggravated sexual assault of a child under age 14 in connection with the incident.  

“This case is every parent’s worst nightmare. An 8-year-old boy went to his first NFL game expecting excitement and joy, and instead he was targeted by an employee who never should have been allowed anywhere near children,” said partner and sexual assault attorney Anna Greenberg, who represents the family. “Companies that invite families into massive public venues have a non-negotiable duty to protect them, and when they fail, they must be held accountable.” 

According to the police report and civil complaint, after the boy’s mother escorted him to the men’s restroom and waited for him outside, Nixon approached the child, directed him into a stall and once inside, locked the door. Nixon then removed the child’s pants and underwear and instructed him to face the toilet.  

The child followed the instructions of the employee, the complaint says. When the child looked behind him, he “saw Nixon undo his belt and drop his own pants.” Not trusting Nixon, the child pushed past him, unlocked the stall, and got away.  

When the boy’s mother saw him exit the men’s restroom, she noticed him adjusting his pants. As they returned to their seats, a Good Samaritan approached her and said he had observed Nixon with her son in the restroom and that the interaction “just didn’t look right.” 

After his mother asked him if anything happened in the restroom, the child said, “A man pulled my pants down.” Quickly returning to the area near the men’s restroom with his father, the boy identified Nixon by pointing at him, and Houston police later placed him under arrest. Video surveillance footage from the stadium corroborates the child’s account.  

According to the lawsuit, Nixon had a documented history of sexual misconduct before he was hired by Aramark, including prior criminal charges in Harris County for indecency with a child and indecent assault.  

The filing further alleges that those records reflected a pattern of predatory behavior, including prior incidents involving minors, yet Nixon was nevertheless hired and placed in a position that allowed him unsupervised access to children at one of Texas’s largest public venues. 

The suit alleges that Aramark’s negligence and gross negligence in hiring Nixon permitted him to sexually assault the minor child. 

“When a company hires someone with a known history of sexual misconduct and places them in a position with access to children, that is not just negligence. It is a complete disregard for the safety of children and their families. This lawsuit is about making sure that kind of failure is never repeated,” said Ms. Greenberg. 

Ms. Greenberg said the family is seeking to identify the Good Samaritan whose intervention and information helped lead to Nixon’s arrest. Nixon is being held in the Harris County Jail. 

The case is ES and JS, as next friends of JRS, vs. Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services of Texas LLC, ASM Global Parent Inc. and Ushay Marquise Nixon, Cause No. 2026-02123, filed in the Harris County 113th district court. 

Read more from these news outlets: 

Parents Suing NFL Stadium Employee Accused of Pulling Down 8-Year-Old’s Pants In Bathroom – People

Aramark employee charged after child reports attempted sexual assault in NRG restroom: court docs – KTRK  

Employee charged after child reports sexual assault at NRG Stadium during Texans game – KPRC

Parents sue after former Aramark employee is accused of indecency with a child at Houston Texans game – Houston Public Media  

‘Red flags were going off’ | Former Aramark employee charged after alleged encounter with child during Texans game – KHOU 

Former Aramark employee accused of indecency with a child during Texans game at NRG Stadium – Houston Chronicle  

Blizzard Greenberg lawyer: company’s continuing failure to protect women is ‘maddening’

HOUSTON – A massage therapist working at a Houston-area Massage Envy location has filed suit against the company saying a male co-worker sexually assaulted her during a massage. 

The case is the latest in a string of sexual assault claims involving Houston-area Massage Envy franchises and parent company, Scottsdale, Arizona-based Massage Envy Franchising. Some of the suits allege an extensive cover-up to protect the brand and ensure that unsuspecting women would not become aware of the risks associated with the company.  

“The company has known for years about these kinds of assaults committed by Massage Envy therapists,” said trial lawyer Anna Greenberg. “But Massage Envy continuously fails to protect its customers and employees from assault. It’s maddening.” 

In the most recent claim, a Houston-area certified massage therapist identified in the suit as M.K., made a massage appointment with a male co-worker, also a massage therapist, in February 2024. After a routine start to the session, the filing says, things took a turn when the man turned M.K. onto her stomach.  

According to the complaint, the therapist slid his hand between M.K.’s thighs with his hand facing upwards and groped her genital area. M.K. reported the incident to Massage Envy management and the police. The therapist was eventually terminated from the Clear Lake location.  

“He knew what was allowed and what was not allowed, and he intentionally violated my client,” said Ms. Greenberg. “And in doing that, he stole something very significant. Not only did he take away her sense of safety and security, but he also stole her passion for helping others through massage therapy.” 

This case is M.K. v Massage Envy Franchising, LLC et al., Cause no. 2024-49915 in Harris County. 

About Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC 

Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC, is an award-winning national trial firm with more than 40 years of experience handling complex legal issues involving pharmaceutical and personal injury cases. For more information, visit www.blizzardlaw.com. 

Blizzard Greenberg complaint alleges crime spree targeting drivers

HOUSTON – A Houston-area woman who was sexually assaulted and held at gunpoint while working as a Lyft driver has filed a lawsuit against the company.

Attorneys at Blizzard Greenberg represent the victim, identified as J.W., in the lawsuit filed against Lyft and the attacker, Kenneth Kelley, who police say they later connected to a robbery ring responsible for a string of crimes against more than a dozen rideshare drivers. 

A federal grand jury in Houston recently indicted Kelley and five others on a combined 24 counts including interference with commerce by robbery and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. 

“My client was terrified of losing her life over a $3.94 ride,” said sexual assault lawyer Anna Greenberg. “Lyft’s safety policies are inadequate and are geared towards protecting passengers, rather than both passengers and drivers. This horrifying incident could have been avoided if only the company would make driver safety a priority too.” 

J.W. was working part time as a Lyft driver in June 2023 for extra income when she declined a ride request because she wanted to end her shift and return home to her family. Through the Lyft app, the company then sent her a warning that declining rides can result in penalties for drivers, including loss of the ability to drive for the company. A second request came through from the same passenger and she accepted. 

J.W. picked up the passenger, identified as Kelley, and was approaching the drop-off location when the lawsuit says he pulled out a gun, held it to her head and demanded that she continue driving.  

According to the lawsuit, Kelley began describing the sexual things he planned to do to her, including holding a gun to the back of her head while assaulting her. Terrified, J.W. began praying out loud and began talking with the attacker in hopes he would let her live. 

After pulling into a dead-end street, Kelley told J.W. to get out of the car and she says he sexually assaulted her. J.W. was able to get back into her car and drive away after promising Kelley she would return to pick him up later. Instead, she contacted police. 

Officers with the Houston Police Department arrested Kelley along with his co-conspirators, who are accused of a nearly three-month-long crime spree involving abducting, robbing and assaulting rideshare drivers. 

According to the lawsuit, public records show Kelley’s first Lyft victim was kidnapped and robbed in April of 2023. The driver reported the crimes to the company, which failed to timely inform police and allowed Kelley to continue to use the Lyft App. The complaint alleges this negligence led to the crimes against other rideshare drivers and the attack on J.W. 

In addition to the federal charges, Kelley has been indicted on 10 state criminal charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault. He was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals. 

The case is J.W. v Lyft, Inc. et al., cause number 2024-33708 in Harris County District Court. 

About Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC 

Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC, is an award-winning national trial firm with more than 40 years of experience handling complex legal issues involving pharmaceutical and personal injury cases. For more information, visit www.blizzardlaw.com. 

Read more from these news outlets:

• Lyft driver sues company for $1M after being abducted, sexually assaulted by armed rider with long criminal history – KPRC
• Driver suing Lyft claims she was kidnapped and assaulted by alleged suspect tied to robbery ring – ABC 13 News
• Houston woman suing Lyft after allegedly being kidnapped, sexually assaulted – FOX 26 Houston