Olivia Henderson pleaded not guilty after prosecutors said she recorded and posted a private image from an Oswego delivery.
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A former DoorDash driver accused of recording a partially naked customer inside his Oswego home and posting the video on TikTok has been indicted and pleaded not guilty in Oswego County Court.
Olivia Henderson, 23, is charged in a case that moved from a viral social media dispute to a felony prosecution. Police said the customer was unconscious and incapacitated on a couch when Henderson recorded him during an Oct. 12, 2025, delivery. The video spread widely online before it was removed, and the case drew new attention after Henderson appeared in court May 1.
Henderson appeared before Oswego County Judge Armen Nazarian after a grand jury voted to advance the case. She pleaded not guilty to unlawful surveillance and dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image. Prosecutors and the defense are working on a possible plea deal, according to a local court report. Henderson remains free without bail while the case proceeds. She is scheduled to return to court June 5.
The case began when Henderson delivered food to a man’s residence in Oswego. Police said she allegedly recorded the man while he was partially naked inside the home and then posted the video on social media. In the video, Henderson said the customer had asked for the order to be left at the front door. She also said the door was open and that the man was “indecently exposed to me.” Investigators later said the man was unconscious because of alcohol consumption and did not interact with Henderson during the delivery.
Police said Henderson made a report claiming she had been sexually assaulted by the customer. Investigators said they found no sexual assault and that the man cooperated with officers. The customer has not been publicly identified in the court reports. Authorities have not said that he faces any criminal charge tied to the delivery. The central issue now before the court is whether Henderson unlawfully recorded the man inside his home and whether posting the video created a second criminal offense.
The charges are second-degree unlawful surveillance and first-degree dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image. Both have been described in court coverage as class E felonies. New York law says first-degree dissemination applies when a person knowingly sells or publishes certain unlawfully obtained images, or intentionally distributes an image that person unlawfully created. The law also states that first-degree dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image is a class E felony. Henderson could face up to eight years in prison if convicted of the charges.
DoorDash said after the video spread that Henderson’s Dasher account had been deactivated, along with the customer’s account, while the company investigated. The company said posting a video of a customer in a home and disclosing personal details was a “clear violation” of its policies. DoorDash also said an account would not be shut down for reporting sexual assault. The company’s statement placed the deactivation on the public posting of the video, not on Henderson’s claim that she had been harmed.
The video brought fast attention online and then sharp scrutiny from police. Oswego City Police Capt. Bryan Thompson said in November that social media posts can be difficult to undo once they spread. “There’s no taking it back typically,” Thompson said. By the time Henderson appeared in court, the video had already become the center of public debate about privacy, delivery work and the limits of recording inside a private home.
At an earlier stage of the case, Henderson was processed and released with an appearance ticket. Her December appearance in Oswego City Court drew attention after video from the proceeding circulated on social media. At the May 1 arraignment in Oswego County Court, Nazarian did not allow cameras in the courtroom. Henderson declined to comment when reporters approached her outside court, according to court coverage.
The prosecution is now in the county court stage after the indictment. No final plea agreement has been announced. The next scheduled milestone is Henderson’s June 5 court appearance, when the case could move toward a plea, further motions or continued pretrial proceedings.
Author note: Last updated Monday, May 4, 2026.