Former Buffalo Exchange Employees Describe Drugs, Harassment, Abuse At Stores In Colorado

From CBS Denver:

By Kati Weis

September 1, 2020

DENVER (CBS4) – A popular consignment store chain in the Denver metro abruptly closed this summer after dozens of sexual assault and harassment allegations surfaced on an Instagram account against one of the franchise owners, effectively putting 37 people out of work in the middle of a pandemic. CBS4 Investigates spoke exclusively with one of the people who started that Instagram account about the alleged culture of drugs, abuse, and harassment behind the scenes at Buffalo Exchange, which Denver Police, with the help of the FBI, are now investigating.

“Starting this account kind of seemed like a last resort in holding him accountable and trying to get justice for some of these survivors,” said the manager of the Instagram account, Buffalo in the Room, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.

The account manager, who also previously worked at the Denver store on Broadway, started the account on July 25, and said it didn’t take long before they started receiving more than 30 messages an hour detailing stories of alleged sexual assault and harassment of several employees by one of the Colorado franchise’s owners – Todd Colletti. The account manager said the stories spanned the last 20 years.

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