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Lawsuit Seeks $100M Over Claims Florida Hotels Didn’t Stop Sex Trafficking

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Two Florida women who were victims of sex trafficking have sued almost two dozen hotels where they were forced to have sex, claiming the businesses did nothing to stop the illegal activity. At the hotels around the affluent Naples area, women wandered the hotel hallways strung out on drugs and wearing little clothing, according to… Continue reading Lawsuit Seeks $100M Over Claims Florida Hotels Didn’t Stop Sex Trafficking

Top Hotels Sued for ‘Industry-Wide Failures’ to Prevent U.S. Sex Trafficking

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Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking on behalf of 13 women who claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms. Twelve hotel chains were named and accused of knowing and ignoring warning signs that women and children were sold as sex slaves… Continue reading Top Hotels Sued for ‘Industry-Wide Failures’ to Prevent U.S. Sex Trafficking