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Lucas Werner, 37, went in the coffee chain for a hot chocolate in Spokane, Washington in the US last month.

A girl, 16, working there apparently called him "funny" as he was waiting for his drink, leading to him to leave her a note asking her out for a meal.

But the next time he went in, a cop apparently confronted him and told him he was barred from the Starbucks due to his "creepy" note.

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Werner then went on Facebook and defended himself from accusations he is a creep, saying that he knew her age but he wants to date "younger women".

In a bizarre Facebook post, he wrote that people criticising him should really be complaining about "age discrimination", saying: "The barista was young and legal aged and I'm 37.

"I did not ask her to have sex with me. I asked if she would like to have dinner sometime. Perfectly normal adult behaviour. I figure, if she was 16 and flirtatious it would still be legal to ask her to dinner.

"This is a clear case of age discrimination. Feel free to call them to complain on my behalf."

And in other posts he said he only wants to date "women born in the 1990s", explaining: "There's nothing wrong with that. However, go on a dating site and try to get a message through to 18 to 22 year olds."

But despite claiming he was being discriminated against, he was slammed online as a "predator" and weird.

Starbucks also reportedly said it supports their employee and banning Werner from the branch.

The company said in a statement: "We have no tolerance for any such inappropriate behavior or harassment, and we will continue to support our store partners and local authorities investigating the situation."