Motel trafficking claims nixed
SACRAMENTO — A woman who was deprived of sleep and food, forced to use meth and trafficked for sex at Red Roof Inn and other hotels lost her federal lawsuit against Red Roof Inn for its alleged role in her sex trafficking. The evidence could not support a claim against the inn or its franchising company for perpetrator, beneficiary or vicarious liability under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
Read the ruling here.
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