Employees of four Atlanta-area hotels knew sex trafficking was taking place, but instead of reporting the illegal activity they profited from it, according to federal lawsuits filed late Monday.
As many as 20 men a day visited hotel rooms for short periods of time — an indicator of sex trafficking — and some women were forced to stay at the hotels for weeks, four trafficking survivors contend. Meanwhile, employees were paid to keep quiet and act as lookouts in case police arrived or other hotel guests were suspicious, the four lawsuits state.
MARIOTT also charged:
Employees of a Cobb County hotel where police have responded to numerous calls over the years knew sex trafficking was taking place, newly filed federal lawsuits allege. Instead of helping victims, the suits claim, hotel employees helped the traffickers hide from police and profited from the crime ring.
employees were paid to keep quiet and act as lookouts in case police arrived
With all that we know now, how would any of those employees known if any cop or fed they would have spoken to would have been in on it? Unfortunately, it's come to light that you just can't really trust them.