A hotel could be legally liable for sex trafficking because it failed to intervene against a guest who wore "sexually explicit clothing" and had condoms in her room, according to a recent ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Kacsmaryk—who gained national notoriety a few years ago for a ruling that suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone—denied the hotel's motion to dismiss a civil suit that accused it of knowingly benefiting from participation in a sex trafficking venture.
The lawsuit was brought by "J.H." against Paramount Hospitality, a company that manages hotels. J.H. alleges that she was trafficked for sex at a hotel owned and operated by Paramount Hospitality.
