OWNER ON THE ‘$POT’

Owes ‘Pig’ staff 192G

Disgraced restaurateur Ken Friedman, who reportedly kept a ‘rape room’ in his Spotted Pig gastropub that closed down this week, is personally on the hook for nearly $192,000 owed to 11 former employees for sexual misconduct and other claims.

But workers probably won’t get much money from the other part of an October 2019 settlement with the state Attorney General’s Office that deals with future restaurant profits or the eatery’s sale — as the business is virtually worthless and had been running in the red.

Accusers said Friedman and his celebrity-chef pal Mario Batali kept what they called a “rape room” on the West Village restaurant’s third floor where they allegedly threw drug-fueled parties, preyed on women and engaged in public sex.

Attorney General Letitia James’ office confirmed to The Post Thursday that Friedman is personally liable for the settlement.

Friedman told The Post he is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after pouring his “family’s life savings” of more than $500,000 into the restaurant to keep it going for the past two years.

Still, he can’t duck what’s owed by filing for bankruptcy or transferring any sale proceeds to friends or family, according to the agreement. Friedman has already made a $48,000 payment from the total cash payment of $240,000 required by the deal. The next installment, another $48,000, is due on July 1 and the remaining payments every six months.

“His net worth is enough to cover the payments; that’s ultimately why we settled for the amount that we did,” an AG spokeswoman said.

James can haul Friedman to court if he doesn’t meet the future payment deadlines or violates any other part of the deal.

The victims, though, are unlikely to get more than a few thousand dollars each from the other part of the settlement — a promised 20 percent of the restaurant’s profits or its sale.

“We’re receiving a little bit of money and I’m happy to move on,” said Jamie Seet, a former Spotted Pig manager who is one of the 11 people involved in the settlement.

Seet has said working for Friedman felt like being a “battered wife,” as she was often on the receiving end of his screaming tirades.

Meanwhile, attorney Kevin O’Donoghue says he hasn’t been able to collect on a $56,000 judgment against Friedman on behalf of his butcher clients who were never paid for meat sold to the restaurateur.

“It seems like if there are assets they’re not easy to find,” he said.

Someone did make off with at least one prized possession of the Spotted Pig — its $600 hog figurine, police said.