Woman gets $164 million after hotel staff failed to help her escape trafficking

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A Georgia woman who said she was trafficked at a Super 8 hotel as a teenager has won $164 million in a federal lawsuit against its former operator. The award includes $120 million…

A woman who was sexually exploited at a Georgia hotel as a teenager has won $164 million in damages from the property's former operator. A federal jury in Atlanta found against Lincoln Bancorp LLC in a case involving trafficking at a Super 8 by Wyndham in College Park.According to Atlanta Journal Constitution, the woman was 15 when the alleged exploitation began in 2020. It continued into 2021, when she was 16. During her testimony, she described how hotel employees failed to help her get away from the situation. Her lawyers argued that the company should be held responsible for what happened at the property.The jury delivered its decision in September.

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