General Manager Accused of Sexual Assault at KFC

A Milwaukee man is accused of sexually assaulting an employee while he was the general manager at Kentucky Fried Chicken, 20101 W. Bluemound Road.

Timothy L. Johnson Branch, 38, was charged Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with second-degree sexual assault. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.

A woman who worked at the store told Town of Brookfield police on Feb. 2 that her general manager, Johnson Branch, asked her to talk outside. They went into his vehicle to talk and he drove them to a nearby alley, the complaint states.

Once the car was parked, Johnson Branch started touching her, kissing her and sexually assaulted her, she told police. The woman said she tried to get away, but Johnson Branch was stronger than her, the complaint states.

When they walked back into the restaurant 30 minutes later, the assistant manager told police, the woman had a blank, confused look on her face and she told the assistant manager about the assault.

The assistant manager confronted Johnson Branch, who told the assistant he was talking about personal issues with the woman. Johnson Branch left the store early that day and police were contacted, the complaint states.

When Johnson Branch returned to the fast food restaurant, he was arrested. Johnson Branch denied any sexual contact, telling police they only talked and his DNA would not be found on the woman, the complaint states.

Johnson Branch provided a voluntary DNA sample to police. His DNA matched DNA found after a swab of the woman and her clothing were collected, according to a criminal complaint.