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By Marni Rose McFall
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A DoorDash delivery driver was fired after she reported and shared footage of what she described as a sexual assault during a delivery in New York.
Livie Rose Henderson posted several videos on TikTok describing the incident on October 12, including one that appeared to show a customer lying on a couch, exposed from the waist down.
The videos, which have been viewed millions of times, led to Henderson’s termination, DoorDash confirmed in a statement shared with Newsweek. It said both Henderson and the customer had been banned while the company investigated the incident.
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Newsweek has contacted Henderson via social media, and the New York State Police Department via email, for comment.
Why It Matters
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 81 percent of women and 41 percent of men in the U.S. experience some form of sexual harassment or assault. Gig-economy workers, who often interact with customers in private settings, face particular risks.
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Many companies have policies and reporting processes pertaining to sexual harassment as a result. DoorDash has both a privacy policy—prohibiting the sharing of personal identifying information or imagery captured during deliveries—and a sexual harassment policy which applies to both couriers and customers.
What To Know
Henderson posted several videos about the incident and her subsequent dismissal that have amassed millions of views on TikTok. In one post, Henderson said she arrived at a male customer's home to find the door open, and the man lying on a couch indecently exposed.
Henderson said she filmed the incident, shared the footage on social media—although this post has since been removed—and reported the incident to DoorDash, which she described as her primary source of income.
Two days after submitting the report, she said her Dasher account was deactivated.
Henderson shared that she had contacted the police about the incident after being encouraged to by people on social media.
DoorDash confirmed to Newsweek that Henderson’s termination was linked to her sharing footage of the incident on social media, not to her report of the alleged assault.
What People Are Saying
In a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, Henderson said: "I was literally working and they deactivated me... They just punished me for posting about my sexual assault while DoorDashing."
DoorDash, in a statement shared with Newsweek, said: "No one should ever have to experience sexual assault, harassment, or abuse, and DoorDash never deactivates someone for reporting it—full stop. We take these reports incredibly seriously and work closely with law enforcement to investigate and support those affected.
"However, posting a video of a customer in their home, and disclosing their personal details publicly, is a clear violation of our policies. That is the sole reason that this dashers account was deactivated, along with the customer's, while we investigated."
What’s Next
DoorDash said it was investigating and in direct contact with law enforcement about the incident, and had made sure Henderson had full access to her earnings.
Further developments may emerge as authorities assess whether criminal charges will be filed.
Update, 10/22/25, 6:43 a.m. ET: This article's headline was updated to clarify the driver was fired for sharing footage of a customer on social media.
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