US hotel chains face legal action from sex-trafficking survivors
A shocking 60 percent of sex-trafficking victims revealed that they were forced into prostitution within hotels.
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A shocking 60 percent of sex-trafficking victims revealed that they were forced into prostitution within hotels.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly 30 lawsuits accusing major U.S. hotel chains of turning a blind eye to sex trafficking under their establishments’ roofs can proceed in Columbus, a federal judge ruled last Tuesday. In a blow to several brand-name hotels, Judge Algenon Marbley denied the chains’ requests – including those made by the New […]
"It's a problem that's been in the hospitality industry forever,” Steven Babin, the attorney who filed the lawsuit, said.
Survivors of sex trafficking are suing major hotel chains, alleging hotels ignore red flags of abuse to profit.
More than 14,000 citations have been issued to 6,669 hotels and other public lodging establishments in Florida for violating a 2019 law meant to curb human trafficking, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found. But not a single fine has been issued and the sex trade continues to thrive behind hotel room doors.