A Kansas mother expressed outrage after a restaurant owner allegedly kissed her toddler and swore at her when she confronted him.
Cassie Berrios, 23, shared a video on Facebook from her daughter's second birthday party, detailing an encounter with John Arnold, identified as an equity holder at Stearman Restaurant. According to Berrios, Arnold approached her daughter, put his arm around her, called her beautiful, and attempted to kiss her lips.
"Luckily in that moment my daughter moved her head in the opposite direction causing him to kiss her on her right cheek but still very near her lips," Berrios stated on Facebook. A relative of the child reportedly wiped her cheek following the incident.
Berrios alleges that when she confronted Arnold and told him not to kiss other people's children, he responded by telling her to "go f*** myself." Arnold then reportedly left the establishment with another woman who had witnessed the interaction.
Berrios stated that restaurant staff informed her Arnold was the owner of Stearman Restaurant and suggested he had not been drinking excessively. Arnold is believed to be the chief operating officer of A&M Management Group, which operates several restaurants in the Wichita area, including Stearman Airfield, Deano's Grill & Tapworks, Oak & Pie, Deano's on Pier 37, and Morgan's Steakhouse.
A&M Management Group issued a statement on a Facebook page for their businesses acknowledging an "unpleasant interaction" occurred on August 28th at Stearman Bar & Grill involving one of their equity holders and a guest. The statement emphasized that customer safety and satisfaction are top priorities and that steps are being taken to prevent similar conduct. The company also stated that the actions of one individual do not represent their other 400 employees.
Daily Mail has reached out to both Berrios's family and Arnold for comment.